Indian mynas were introduced to control pest insects but now they are the pest
There is one backyard bird nobody wants. The Indian, or common, myna, Acridotheres tristis, has a dark brown…
School in mouse-infested WA town closed after toxic bait spread on grounds
The Western Australian College of Agriculture at Morawa has been closed and students sent home until further notice…
Cotton industry ‘alert but not alarmed’ by increasing numbers of bicoloured weevils in NT crops
A native insect appears to have developed a taste for cotton plants in the Northern Territory, with numbers…
Mouse plague fears deepen as chemical regulator rejects CSIRO bait research
Farmers battling the worst mouse plague they have ever seen on farms across Western Australia say a solution…
Invasive long-spined sea urchin found on Tasmania’s west coast sparks fears for marine habitat
The discovery of a long-spined sea urchin on Tasmania’s remote west coast has signalled a critical new expansion…
Wallaby warning for Hawke’s Bay: Like ‘rabbits on steroids’
He said the rivers’ “constantly evolving landscape” were home to vulnerable populations of ground-nesting birds, like the banded…
Mouse plague warning for Western Australia as researcher urges action
A leading Australian mouse researcher says mice are at plague proportions in Western Australian grain paddocks and urgent…
Potential release of carp control virus into waterways delayed until 2028
Research on a carp herpes virus is not expected to be finished for at least another two years,…
Illegal fishing vessels threaten Australia’s agricultural sector as biosecurity concerns grow
Australian primary producers say they are concerned about the risk of foreign pests crippling entire industries if overseas…
Hunt for escaped red-whiskered bulbul that has SA’s fruitgrowers worried
With its striking black mohawk and red cheeks, the red-whiskered bulbul could be mistaken for a bird-watchers’ delight.…
Monkeys overrun Angaur as US military land clearing drives population into town
A lone monkey, about the size of a toddler, leaps from branch to branch above the wreckage of…
Beekeepers turn to real-time AI monitoring in varroa mite prevention
West Australian beekeepers have taken protecting their species from varroa mite to the next level with high-tech biosecurity…