Summer management of snails. The most effective management of pest snails requires a year-round systems approach. In spring, growers should determine if snails will be a problem during harvest, then implement strategies to deliver clean grain and
Pea weevil monitoring and spraying. In response to recent warm weather, the SARDI pea weevil model predicts adult pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum) began their invasion of pea crops in most South Australian regions on the 25 August. Sweep-net monitor at
Control next year's redlegged earth mite now. Redlegged earth mite (RLEM, Halotydeus destructor) is a common resident pest. RLEM are active from autumn to late spring and have up to 3 generations each year. The final or third generation produces over
Parasitic wasps and entomopathogenic fungi on aphids. Large colonies of aphids have been reported on canola at Tumby Bay, but luckily most of them have been attacked by parasitic wasps and entomopathogenic fungi (fungi that kill insects). Several
Understanding local spawning, recruitment, and emigration contributing to the West Coast Snapper population, to improve fisheries management.
Providing a fishery-independent estimate of biomass in summer 2024–25 that will be incorporated into the Snapper Stock Assessment.
Estimating the trajectories of surface pathogen movement is important to reduce any threat they pose to the oceanic ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture.
Collecting Snapper samples from all SA waters in collaboration with industry, through weekly fish market sampling and targeted research with MSF fishers and SARDI observers.
The MRV Ngerin is designed for biological and oceanographic studies in southern Australia.
The Southern Coastal Research Vessel Fleet includes the RV Djildjit which is owned and operated by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in Western Australia. It was launched in 2024 and is a 18.6 m semiplaning hull designed