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Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network

Connecting NSW communities & experts for healthy landscapes

Welcome to the Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network

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About Us

Published - 22 October 2021
By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network

Tocal Beekeepers Field Day

This event was recently livestreamed and included over 13 presenters covering everything from native bees, honey, pollination, bee science and more. Watch the recordings here …
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bee biosecurity, bee disease, bees, biosecurity awareness, exotic bees, small hive beetle

Pests and Diseases, Surveillance and reporting

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 …
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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

sugar shake promo

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 …
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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 …
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biosecurity awareness, caser australia, spotted lantern fly, tree of heaven

Biosecurity Basics, Pests and Diseases, Surveillance and reporting

Published - 24 February 2021
By Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer

Priority List of Exotic environmental pests, weeds and diseases

The National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds, and Diseases (EEPL) was finalised and approved by the National Biosecurity Committee in October 2020.
The EEPL …
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environmental biosecurity, environmental biosecurity office, National priority list

Pests and Diseases

PEBN survey image

Published - 23 February 2021
By Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network

How are we doing?

We want your feedback!
Agriculture Victoria is currently collecting feedback on the Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network through a short 5-minute survey.
Participation is voluntary and responses will …
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community of interest, survey

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

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