Published - 29 July 2021 By NSW Department of Primary Industries What’s that ant? Identifying invasive ant species Why is recognising invasive ants important? Invasive ants are environmental and social amenity pests with the potential to cause significant negative impacts on … Read More ant species, environmental pest, exotic ants, invasive ants, plant pest, red imported fire ants, reporting, yellow crazy ants Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 6 May 2021 By Megan Power, NSW DPI It’s sugar shake season Autumn is Sugar Shake Season, a joint initiative between NSW DPI, Amateur Beekeepers Association NSW, and NSW Apiarists Association to promote awareness and surveillance for … Read More bee biosecurity, bees, sugarshake, varroa Pests and Diseases, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 31 March 2021 By Dr Jessica Lye (Cesar Australia) Keep a lookout for the exotic spotted lanternfly Cover image: An adult spotted lanternfly (Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org) The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a high priority plant pest in many … Read More biosecurity awareness, caser australia, spotted lantern fly, tree of heaven Biosecurity Basics, Pests and Diseases, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 18 January 2021 By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network Join the cane toad hunt! NSW is on the hunt for cane toads! Containing cane toads takes community help, so this summer the Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network (PEBN) is hosting a … Read More bees, cane toads, citizen science, community surveillance, toad at the hive Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 27 November 2020 By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network The ‘Bugs are out’ – A surveillance activity for schools Teachers, take your students outside and help monitor NSW for biosecurity pests This summer the Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network (PEBN) needs your help! Get your students … Read More BMSB, Brown marmorated stink bug, cane toads, exotic pests, invasive ants, red imported fire ants, red-eared slider turtle, surveillance blitz Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 30 October 2020 By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network Reporting pests Did you know that 1,257 of Australia’s threatened and endangered species are directly affected by 207 invasive plants, 57 animals and three pathogens? We certainly … Read More feralscan, mypestguide, reporting Surveillance and reporting
Published - 16 October 2020 By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network Backyard beekeepers and cane toad surveillance Cane toads love to eat bees! In the summer months when cane toads are more active and hives are strong with bees, they like to … Read More bees, cane toads Pests and Diseases, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 31 August 2020 By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity webinar – Watch out for these pests The PEBN recently presented a webinar for the Botanic Gardens Environment Network, one of our fellow Biosecurity COP’s, on watching out for environmental pests in … Read More cane toads, CEBO, environmental biosecurity, exotic pests, invasive ants, Local Land Services, NSW Department of Primary Industries, peri-urban, red imported fire ants, reporting Case Studies, Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 23 July 2020 By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network WEBINAR: Looking out for environmental pests Join the Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity on Wed 29 July at 2pm to learn about the role peri-urban communities can play in looking out for environmental … Read More Case Studies, Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 17 April 2020 By Mark Page, NSW DPI Sugar shake month NSW DPI are promoting April as sugar shake awareness month. The “Sugar shake month” initiative will help you familiarise yourself with the Australian Honey Bee … Read More bees, exotic bees, exotic pests Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 1 April 2020 By Bill Gordon and Louise Rossiter (NSW DPI) What is general surveillance and how can you contribute NSW DPI devotes a lot of time and energy to protecting our environment, our industries and our lifestyle from the impact of exotic pests. We … Read More biosecurity, exotic pests, reporting Biosecurity Basics, Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 2 December 2019 By Mark Page, NSW Department of Primary Industries Exotic bee surveillance NSW biosecurity and the beekeeping industry are on the lookout for exotic bees that may impact the health of our beekeeping, with flow on effects … Read More exotic bees, reporting, surveillance Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting
