Thursday, 25 November 2021
The new Nursery Industry 2022-2026 Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) has been released by Hort Innovation.
The SIP provides a roadmap that guides investment of industry levies and Australian Government contributions over the next five years. More
Monday, 8 November 2021
Mango shoot looper (Perixera illepidaria) has been detected for the first time in Australia on the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland, in September 2021.
The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) is responding to a detection of this exotic moth, and further surveillance in far north Queensland is underway to determine its spread including suspect samples collected at Kennedy 200km from the initial detection. More
Fungicides work by stopping or inhibiting fungal growth, sporulation or germination of spores. Different fungicides act on different stages of the fungal lifecycle and not all fungicides are effective against all fungi. Fungicides can be categorised into different groups including those that are protectant, curative, eradicant, contact and systemic. These terms provide an indication as to how the product will act and are important for their effective use. More
Friday, 5 November 2021
Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer (Euwallacea fornicates) has been detected for the first time in Australia in East Fremantle, Western Australia.
The Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) are responding to the detection of this exotic beetle, and further surveillance in the East Fremantle and Fremantle areas are underway to determine its spread.
DPIRD has established 8 infested properties and 4 properties with suspected detections awaiting examination. Unfortunately, 3 of these suspected infested properties are outside of the existing quarantine zone initially set up by DPIRD to contain the spread.
To date, DPIRD have collected positive samples from 6 different species of trees including: Box elder maple, Coral tree, Sophora, Poinciana, Mango, and Sugar maple.
Wednesday, 3 November 2021
Five production nurseries will soon participate in a pilot program to test a potential National Property Identification Code (PIC) for plant industries to bring the sector into alignment with the animal production property identification system. A national plant industry PIC was first agreed to in 2018 by the Commonwealth and State Governments through the National Biosecurity Committee (NBC). More
Wednesday, 3 November 2021
Two new Minor Use Permit (MUP) applications have been approved by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) for the nursery industry.
Applications for these Minor Use Permits have been made through the levy-funded ‘National Biosecurity and Sustainable Plant Production Program’ (NY20001). The below MUPs PER90454 and PER90451 are now available. More
