sustainability through science & innovation
Researcher, John Roberts (The University of Melbourne), is conducting a research project aimed at better understanding chemical control issues in pest mites across south-eastern Australia. This includes building on our knowledge of insecticide resistance in the redlegged earth mite. For this project, John is looking to test mites from areas throughout Victoria and southern New South Wales for resistance to various insecticides. This work will hopefully identify areas at risk and provide early detection of resistance in Victoria and New South Wales. To assist in targeting areas for screening, John is seeking assistance from agronomists and farmers to report any control difficulties/failures associated with earth mites this season.
All reports will be kept confidential and can be made directly to John on (03) 8344 2519 or email j.roberts3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au, or to Paul Umina on (03) 9329 8817 or email pumina@unimelb.edu.au.
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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