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Avocados have an unusual flowering behaviour that is affected by temperature, particularly cold conditions which can impact on the level of fruit set.

Western Australia remains relatively free of pests and diseases that adversely affect our agricultural industries and environment.

The Carbon Farming and Land Restoration Program aims to realise agriculture's potential to sequester carbon, generate carbon credits and grow WA's carbon farming industry.

Citrus gall wasp (Bruchophagus fellis) is an Australian native insect from northern NSW and Queensland and is now established in most Perth suburbs.

Soil organic carbon is a measureable component of soil organic matter.

Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) Euwallacea fornicatus is a beetle native to Southeast Asia. The beetle attacks a wide range of plants by tunnelling into trunks, stems and branches.

European wasps are declared pests in Western Australia and must be reported. Learn about European wasp distinguishing features and behaviours.

Find out more about the most common insect pests of citrus trees occurring in home gardens in Western Australia and their control using natural or low toxic chemical controls.

Clothes moths, carpet beetles and silverfish can be destructive household pests. Learn how to recognise and deal with them.

There are many hundreds of species of spiders in Australia which play a beneficial role in our environment by eating insect pests.

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