Pests & Diseases

Western Flower Thrips

Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895) (Thripidae: Thysanoptera) Pronotum with 2 pairs of large setae on anterior
From NSW Agriculture

The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, present in Australia

Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit, Orange Agricultural Institute The soybean aphid is a small aphid, pale yellow
From NSW Agriculture

The Olive Bud Mite: A new mite pest on Australian Olives

Olive bud mites are extremely small and very difficult to see without magnification. They average in length from 0.1 to
From NSW Agriculture

HortNews - MAF Investigates Illegal Grape Smuggling Claims

The alleged smuggling into New Zealand of cloned rootstocks by a winemaker has potentially exposed the entire wine
From HortNET New Zealand

Digging Deeper - Bulbs: How to keep them healthy

Bulbs are not generally afflicted with lots of diseases or insect pest vectors. They grow rapidly flower, then die down
From Green Fingers AU

Peter Gillespie

Peter Gillespie graduated with a B.Sc. from University of New England in 1983, majoring in entomology and worked from 19
From NSW Agriculture

Australian Journal of Entomology

Murray Fletcher graduated from the University of Sydney in 1974 and completed a PhD in the Zoology Department of the
From NSW Agriculture

A new whitefly for NSW - The Ash Whitefly

All whiteflies are best identified by their pupae, small immobile structures 1.5 mm long usually clustered on the
From NSW Agriculture

Argentine Ant

Argentine ants are one of the world's worst ant pests. They were first reported in New South Wales at North Auburn, a
From NSW Agriculture

Danuta Knihinicki

Danuta K. Knihinicki has been with NSW Agriculture since 1989 working on the taxonomy of plant-feeding mites and their
From NSW Agriculture

South Island MP Wants Cook Strait Biosecurity Control

South Island councils should be looking at stopping or slowing the spread of agricultural pests and diseases from the
From HortNET New Zealand

HortFACT - Plant Health of Greenhouse Capsicums

Plant health problems affecting capsicum crops can be divided into two groups: 1) pests and diseases that are caused by
From HortNET New Zealand

Factsheet finder - Fishing and aquaculture

List all Fishing and aquaculture factsheets (please note, this may take some time) Recreational Fishing Threats to fish
From NSW Dept Primary Industries

HortNews - Gaps Open Door To Pest Threat

Gaps in New Zealand's biosecurity are leaving the country vulnerable to imported pests and diseases, says a report from
From HortNET New Zealand

HortFACT - Clonal Apple And Pear Rootstocks

Clonal rootstocks have the advantage over seedling rootstocks of uniformity, tree size control, precocity and
From HortNET New Zealand