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Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network

Connecting NSW communities & experts for healthy landscapes

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Toad at the hive infographic

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 …
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bees, cane toads, citizen science, community surveillance, toad at the hive

Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting

PEBN school playground

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 …
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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 …
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feralscan, mypestguide, reporting

Surveillance and reporting

Environmental pests

Published - 29 October 2020
By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network

Meet our pests!

The Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network is engaging people from all walks of life who live, play or work in peri-urban areas of New South Wales …
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BMSB, Brown marmorated stink bug, cane toads, environmental biosecurity, exotic bees, red imported fire ants, red-eared slider turtle, RIFA

Biosecurity Basics, Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment

Cane toads at the beehive

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 …
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bees, cane toads

Pests and Diseases, Surveillance and reporting

Little penguins

Published - 6 October 2020
By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network

Case study: Friends of Lillico Penguins (FoLP)

The Peri-Urban Environmental Biosecurity Network (PEBN) spoke to Jo Kingston from Friends of Lillico Penguins (FoLP) about what makes the network tick, and what they …
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environmental groups

Biosecurity Basics, Case Studies

hooded plover

Published - 28 September 2020
By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network

Case study: South Coast Shorebird Recovery Program

The Peri-Urban Environmental Biosecurity Network (PEBN) spoke to Sophie Hall, coordinator of the South Coast Shorebird Recovery Program, about what makes their network tick, and …
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environmental groups

Case Studies, Protect Your Environment

Environmental biosecurity PEBN

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 …
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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

Watch out for environmental pests promo tile

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 …
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Case Studies, Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting

cane toad, fireant, red-eared slider turtle illustrations

Published - 2 June 2020
By Michelle Smith

Be aware of intruders in peri-urban areas

When we use the term peri-urban, we are talking about small landholdings on the fringes of towns and cities which are sought after by many …
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biosecurity, Brown marmorated stink bug, exotic bees, exotic pests, invasive ants, red imported fire ants, red-eared slider turtle, reporting, unusual sightings

Biosecurity Basics, Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment

BMSB congregating on door of house

Published - 7 May 2020
By Rachel Taylor-Hukins, Plant Biosecurity Officer, NSW DPI

Have you seen stink bugs congregating?

Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is high on Australia’s radar of exotic pests. While Australia remains free of BMSB, the stink bug has been intercepted many …
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BMSB, Brown marmorated stink bug, reporting

Biosecurity Basics, Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment

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 …
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bees, exotic bees, exotic pests

Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting

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