Published - 10 December 2021 By NSW Department of Primary Industries Is that a bug in my pantry? What’s hiding in your pantry? A variety of beetles, weevils and moths all love to make a home in your pantry and can live very happily … Read More biosecurity awareness, citizen science, community surveillance, exotic pests, pantry blitz, surveillance blitz Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment, Surveillance and reporting
Published - 30 November 2021 By NSW Department of Primary Industries Gateway pests of NSW online course Do you know the difference between a Red Imported Fire Ant and a Yellow Crazy Ant? How do you spot a cane toad? Is that … Read More biosecurity, cane toads, environmental pests, exotic pests, plant pest, red imported fire ants, red-eared slider turtle, surveillance Biosecurity Basics, Case Studies, 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 - 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 - 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 … Read More 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
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 - 22 January 2020 By Michelle Smith & Ruth Luckner (NSW DPI) Everyone can help protect our environment, just ask Tim Faulkner The Peri-urban Environmental Biosecurity Network (PEBN) was recently launched with support from Tim Faulkner from the Australian Reptile Park and Aussie Ark, a world leading … Read More biosecurity, environment, exotic pests Biosecurity Basics, Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment
Published - 3 December 2019 By Ian Turnbull, NSW Department of Primary Industries Red-eared slider turtles The red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a semi-aquatic turtle that is native to southern USA and northern Mexico. It is the most popular … Read More exotic pests, red-eared slider turtle, reporting Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment
Published - 2 December 2019 By Louise Rossiter, NSW Department of Primary Industries Have you seen anything unusual? Report your suspect exotic plant pest through the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881. An exotic plant pest (EPP) is one that is not … Read More biosecurity, exotic pests, reporting, unusual sightings Biosecurity Basics, Pests and Diseases, Protect Your Environment
Published - 1 December 2019 By Michelle Smith, NSW Department of Primary Industries Welcome to the Peri-Urban Environmental Biosecurity Network The Peri-Urban Environmental Biosecurity Network (PEBN) connects experts in environmental biosecurity with peri-urban communities in NSW so they can work together to protect their environment … Read More biosecurity, environment, exotic pests, peri-urban Protect Your Environment
