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
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.
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
Unlike most livestock, who are very sensitive to drinking salted water, sheep can handle high levels of salinity in their drinking water. However, when given the choice, they tend to
Over the past 25 years, Australia’s meat industry has seen major improvements in infrastructure and process control, driven in part by mandatory hygiene monitoring. National baseline studies of beef and
After years of interest but limited on-ground activity, the seaweed industry is beginning to gain momentum in southern Australia. Until recently, most operations have focused on harvesting beach-cast material through
Estimating the trajectories of surface pathogen movement is important to reduce any threat they pose to the oceanic ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture.