Pests

  • New fruit fly warning for home gardeners

    Home gardeners should act now to protect fruit and vegetables from Queensland fruit fly this summer to safeguard Victoria’s horticultural industry.

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  • Mouse warning for croppers

    Experts are warning grain growers to remain alert for mouse infestations during sowing.

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  • Port beehives protecting sector

    Beehives at Victorian ports are helping protect the state’s agriculture sector against exotic bee pests and disease.

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  • Fox bounty back for Colac and district hunters

    Victoria’s fox and wild dog bounty collections have resumed for 2022.

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  • Trackers crack down on pigs

    GPS collars and motion detection camera traps are helping track feral pig movements in the Otways, as part of a project to control the pests.

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  • Rural Scene news in brief

    Rabbit control, the nutritional value of weeds, and agricultural shows feature in today’s Rural Scene.

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  • Rural news in brief

    Agriculture, horticulture and pest news from the Colac region and further afield.

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  • Rural news roundup

    News on preventing crop diseases, reducing feral deer, and eradicating avian influenza.

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