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An online observational reporting proforma was developed in 2008 to facilitate the reporting of invertebrate issues and occurrences in south-eastern Australia. The aim of this form is to make the reporting process more efficient and simpler for PestFacts subscribers in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
The continued use of this form will ensure that information collected is standardized, allowing us to track on-going changes in pest importance/abundance, as well as address future issues on regional and national scales (e.g. changing distributions, widespread problems versus localised problems, impacts of climate change).
Click here to view the NIPI reporting proforma and/or to make a pest report. Please note that this new service does not replace the ‘traditional’ reporting methods of email or a phone call; these are still very much welcome. The proforma was developed in conjunction with Ken Henry and Judy Bellati (SARDI Entomology), and can also be found on-line at the SARDI website.
A free pest identification service is also available to all PestFacts subscribers. Click here for instructions on correct methods for collecting and sending samples for identification.
What is PestFacts?
PestFacts south-eastern keeps growers and advisers informed about invertebrate pests and beneficials in broadacre crops and pastures during the winter-cropping season in Victoria and southern New South Wales.
PestFacts south-eastern is run through IPMforGrains: Best Practice Insect Pest Management, a project delivered by the National Pest Information Network (cesar, DPIRD, QDAF, NSW DPI, and SARDI). This project aims to provide grain growers and advisors with information on invertebrate grain pest occurrence and equip industry with the knowledge needed to implement integrated pest management practices. This initiative is a GRDC investment and includes in-kind contributions from all project partner organisations.
We need your reports
PestFacts is produced on an ʻas-needsʼ basis and relies upon pest observations and field reports from our subscribers. If you have recently observed invertebrate pests (or beneficial species) in broadacre crops, please contact us to report your observations.
Agricultural invertebrate identification
If you are a grower or agronomist in Victoria or NSW working with broadacre crops or pastures, we can assist you with identifying invertebrates found on farms at no cost. Please contact us for identification help.
PestFacts map
PestFacts map is an interactive tool that allows users to search and view historical pest reports across Victoria and NSW. The map is updated with each issue of PestFacts to include new reports.
How to acknowledge PestFacts?
With appropriate acknowledgement, cesar grants permission to reproduce information taken directly from PestFacts. To cite PestFacts: “PestFacts south-eastern (<<enter date published>>). cesar pty ltd.”
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