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  • Slugs ‘weighed in’ to optimise management
    Pests, 09 Jan 2025
    Slugs ‘weighed in’ to optimise management

    GRDC research investment into black keeled slugs and grey field slugs will create a new management tool for growers to help control these pests.

  • Invasive pest study points to improved biosecurity responses
    Pests, 20 Dec 2024
    Invasive pest study points to improved biosecurity responses

    A detailed genomic analysis of fall armyworm (FAW) has shattered assumptions about how economically important pest incursions occur. It also highlighted the need for enhanced biosecurity responses undertaken cooperatively with Australia’s nearest neighbours to better protect agricultural crops and food security.

  • The pest control balancing act
    Pests, 13 Dec 2024
    The pest control balancing act

    A comprehensive step-by-step guide to sustainable pest management throughout the crop growing season is now available for download at the GRDC website. This Integrated Pest Management (IPM) checklist serves as a vital resource for farmers and agricultural professionals, emphasising that effective pest management is a year-round commitment requiring key actions at all stages of production.

  • Chaff or no chaff, insect risk remains the same
    Pests, 09 Dec 2024
    Chaff or no chaff, insect risk remains the same

    Chaff lines generated by harvest weed seed control programs do not increase the risk of crop damage from invertebrate pests

  • Five-year investment delivers enhanced biosecurity capability
    Pests, 06 Dec 2024
    Five-year investment delivers enhanced biosecurity capability

    A comprehensive step-by-step guide to sustainable pest management throughout the crop growing season is now available for download at the GRDC website. This Integrated Pest Management (IPM) checklist serves as a vital resource for farmers and agricultural professionals, emphasising that effective pest management is a year-round commitment requiring key actions at all stages of production.

  • New plan to boost grains biosecurity
    Pests, 06 Nov 2024
    New plan to boost grains biosecurity

    A national biosecurity plan has been launched at the Australian Grains Industry Conference in Melbourne in July. It has a range of targeted activities and investments to safeguard the $32 billion grains industry and protect growers’ businesses from exotic pest threats. The plan’s development was led by Plant Health Australia (PHA), the coordinator of the Australian plant biosecurity system, with support from Grain Producers Australia (GPA), GRDC and Grain Growers Ltd.

  • A clean approach to pest management
    Pests, 29 Oct 2024
    A clean approach to pest management

    Non-chemical methods for protecting stored grain include good hygiene to prevent and control insects. GRDC Grain Storage Extension national coordinator Chris Warrick says research by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ post-harvest research team shows the most effective time to undertake a whole-of-site clean-up is in the winter months, when insect breeding and migration are lowest. He also recommends a structural treatment post-clean-up in silos and equipment using a product such as diatomaceous earth (DE) – a fossilised algae dust that dehydrates and kills insects without residue issues.

  • New pathways for nematode control explored
    Pests, 25 Sep 2024
    New pathways for nematode control explored

    Research into root lesion nematode is investigating new options for control while identifying the prevalence of different species in Western Australia. Murdoch University PhD researcher Dr Rhys Copeland has identified that chemicals common to both tolerant and susceptible cereals had differing effects on nematodes, depending on their concentration.

  • Long-term monitoring ‘vital’ for slug management
    Pests, 22 Aug 2024
    Long-term monitoring ‘vital’ for slug management

    Dr Michael Nash shares some lessons on slug management for the season

  • Trials give insight into nematode options
    Pests, 14 Aug 2024
    Trials give insight into nematode options

    West Prairie grain producers Roger and Lisa Gwynne have hosted trials and field days for more than 40 years. Roger says his father Alex worked closely on nematode research over many years with Queensland Department of Primary Industries officer Nev Douglas and with Professor John Thompson. Roger says he has learned a lot from hosting the trials, including the importance of rotating out of wheat and choosing less- susceptible varieties.

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