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Curious or seeking information about common invertebrate pests in broadacre crops and pastures? Visit our PestNotes series.
Manging invertebrate pests is an ever-present challenge in broadacre crops and pastures. The pest species impacting on production typically vary from one year to the next, and there are numerous emerging species where management options are limited. To assist, cesar has collaborated with entomologists from the South Australian Research and Development Institute to produce a series of pest information sheets – called PestNotes.
PestNotes have been designed specifically for growers, agronomists and farm advisers. They bring together the best available information and images on more than 55 invertebrate pests of the southern cropping region, and are regularly updated as new knowledge becomes available.
Click here to view our PestNotes.
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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