Peel harvey Biosecurity Group
events
figure 6 pig trapping
Learn how to build one of the simplest hog traps - simple but effective!
Licensed Pest Management Technician (LPMT) Andy Lockey will show attendees:
how to construct the versatile Figure 6 trap
best practice for trapping feral pigs, and
when and where to trap them.
Wednesday 13 November, 9AM - 3PM at Cookernup Community Hall
Sausage sizzle lunch included
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industry and biosecurity news
Polyphagus Shot Hole Borer (PSHB)
The tiny yet destructive polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB), native to south-east Asia, has been detected in trees in the Perth metropolitan area, including in Kings Park and Hyde Park.
A Quarantine Area Notice (QAN) is in place across the entire Perth metropolitan area (as of September 2024). Local government and the general public are being asked to support the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s ongoing surveillance program to determine the spread of the pest.
Visit the agric.wa.gov.au website using the link below to view the quarantine map and for more information about polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB), including how to identify and report signs of this pest to minimise the spread.
Image source: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/borer
Queensland Fruit Fly Success for DPIRD
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPRID) has worked hard to detect and eliminate Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) from Western Australia since detection in Bayswater in February 2023.
After much effort, WA has once again been declared free of this destructive pest, Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) after a successful eradication response in the Bayswater area.
"DPIRD would like to thank community members in the Bayswater area for complying with fruit movement restrictions and working with DPIRD personnel to support baiting and quarantine activities throughout the area and in private backyards" - agric.wa.gov.au
Area freedom was declared on 11 March 2024 and all restrictions have now been lifted.
Rusa Deer
Image above of Rusa Deer stag shared from agric.wa.gov.au website
Rusa deer are one of WA's declared pest animal species as they compete with native fauna and livestock and cause damage to crops and native flora.
Rusa deer are currently known to be present in the Shire of Harvey. Please help prevent Rusa deer spreading by reporting any sightings to the Pest and Diseases Information Service (PaDIS).
How to report a sighting:
- Email: padis@dpird.wa.gov.au
- Phone: 9368 3080
- Report using MyPestGuide® Reporter app or
- Report using MyPestGuide® Reporter website (link in comments).
Please read the full animal pest alert for more information