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Vayego all the go for South West WA orchards with weevils
Limited chemical control options and high reliance on the Group 22a insecticide, indoxacarb, for control of weevils in pome and stone fruit orchards throughout South West WA, has always meant a new option was going to be enthusiastically welcomed.
Read full storyProgram beating fruit spotting bugs
Fruit spotting bug has cost a Queensland macadamia and avocado enterprise millions of dollars during the past 16 years, however broader use of insecticides and other techniques is helping to win the very expensive battle against the pest.
Read full storyThe ‘Most Wanted’ list of tree crop bugs!
Depending on where you grow and the tree crop(s) you grow, find out who makes the ‘Most Not Wanted’ pests list.
Read full storyNew Varroa detections expand red zone
NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) tracing and surveillance work has confirmed two new detections of Varroa mite, as field officers continue hive inspections with beekeepers across the state.
Read full storyAngler trap targets Carpophilus beetle
Grochem offers a new trapping system for Carpophilus beetle – a major pest in ripening stone and pome fruit.
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Sivanto prime tough on pests but not predators
Especially in wet seasons like 2022, horticultural pest and disease pressure in the Wide Bay area of Queensland can be very high.
Read full storyGetting it ‘done’ should mean getting it ‘right’
In tree, vines and trellised vegetables crops, product application rates based on ground area, expressed as rate of product per hectare, were once considered satisfactory but can easily result in the grower either underdosing or overdosing crops with product.
Read full storyApple industry welcomes miticide with new MOA
After increased mite pressure in apple orchards in recent seasons and more than a decade since a new mode of action miticide has been introduced, a new product hitting the shelves always was going to be a valuable addition for growers’ control programs.
Read full storyIPM, insects and mites… the short version
Plants grow. Insects see them as desirable food. Then they become pests.
Read full storyImproving Australia’s biosecurity toolkit
Pest and Disease Image Library is relaunched.
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Detection of braula fly in bee hives
Braula fly detected in Victoria during varroa mite surveillance.
Read full storyNSW Macadamia Plant Protection Guide released
The 8th edition of the NSW Macadamia Plant Protection Guide is now available online.
Read full storyBeneficial insects help control macadamia pests
Favourable chemistry is used strategically to assist beneficial insects in controlling pests.
Read full storyDanisaraba - new miticide for tree crops
New mode of action miticide for almond, pome fruit and citrus growers.
Read full storySofter option for managing lace bug
New generation insecticide available for use against lace bug in macadamia.
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