3rd September 2010

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Tag: pest-management

  • Shortage of pilots holds up aerial spraying

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    Agricultural pilots are in high demand across south-eastern Australia as widespread rain prevents farmers from spraying their crops from the ground. Numbers of ag pilots have dwindled over the ... more

  • Revised hatching dates will make locust control harder

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    Authorities are preparing for a tougher than expected locust control operation, as revised hatching dates are released. The Australian Plague Locust Commission has changed its forecast hatching ... more

  • Sportage of pilots holds up aerial spraying

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    Agricultural pilots are in high demand across south-eastern Australia as widespread rain prevents farmers from spraying their crops from the ground. Numbers of ag pilots have dwindled over the ... more

  • First locusts hatch in predicted record plague

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    The New South Wales Government says the first plague locust nymphs have hatched in the north and central-west, signalling the start to what is predicted to be the state's worst outbreak in 30 ... more

  • Grazier to sell up over wild dog attacks

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    A Hunter Valley grazier will today sell almost his entire herd of breeding cattle, saying wild dog attacks are forcing him to give up on the venture. Sydney barrister Tim Bland has an 86 hectare ... more

  • Locusts hatch near Nyngan

    Created Thu, 2nd of Sep 2010

    The first hatching of locusts in Central NSW has taken place 25 kilometres west of Nyngan. The Livestock Health and Pest Authority says a farmer from the area was inspecting his property and found ... more

  • Farmers face long wait for locust pesticides

    Created Thu, 2nd of Sep 2010

    The Australian Plague Locust Commission says it may be up to eight weeks before orders for a locust control agent will arrive, after a batch was contaminated. The commission's director Chris ... more

  • Shortage of organic locust spray

    Created Thu, 2nd of Sep 2010

    A shortage of a critical spray is threatening to leave organic farmers with no way of controlling locusts. The Australian Plague Locust Commission has confirmed a shortage of the biological ... more

  • Locust plagues could cost Australia billions

    Created Thu, 2nd of Sep 2010

    There is international concern that plagues of locusts could cause billions of dollars worth of damage to Australia's agricultural industry in the coming weeks. Earlier this year swarms of bugs ... more

  • Losing battle against wild dogs in far east Gippsland

    Created Wed, 1st of Sep 2010

    Spring baiting programs are underway in wild dog regions to stop predators killing new season lambs, but in far east Gippsland farmers say they are fighting a losing battle. Wild dog killings ... more

  • Growers face losing 'organic' status over chemical shortfall

    Created Wed, 1st of Sep 2010

    A organic fruit and vegetable growers says some businesses face ruin because of shortages of certified chemicals to control locusts. The Green Guard product is the only certified chemical organic ... more

  • Queensland authorities kill more than 100 spur-throated locust swarms

    Created Wed, 1st of Sep 2010

    Fears of spur-throated locust plagues in Queensland early next year have been quashed. The spur-throated locust is normally found in the Gulf region, but it's posed a treat to central and southern ... more

  • Locust threat downgraded in central Qld

    Created Wed, 1st of Sep 2010

    Biosecurity Queensland says large swarms of spur throated locust are no longer a threat central Queensland crops. Officer Duncan Swan says the plagues which have hit western Queensland and other ... more

  • Sheep around the world at risk from predators

    Created Tue, 31st of Aug 2010

    Wolves, coyotes, jackals and wild dogs are dining on sheep industry profits globally. Across the world, wild animal predation on sheep is a struggle, with consequences of reduced production across ... more

  • Good pay for locust spray

    Created Tue, 31st of Aug 2010

    The Victorian Government will pay contract sprayers a premium price to spray locusts on public land. The Victorian Ground Sprayers are finalising an agreement that will give them 48 hours, after ... more

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