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The New Zealand Plant Producers nursery industry organisation (NZPPI) is leading a request for a sale ban exemption in Auckland, New Zealand for several Japanese flowering cherry cultivars attributed to Prunus serrulata and claimed to be sterile. NZPPI Biosecurity and Technical Manager Kathryn Hurr reports for Commercial Horticulture. The Japanese […]
To allow for a longer lead-in, Auckland Council has granted an 18-month extension to its proposed ban on certain agapanthus selections. The ban was to have taken effect on 1 April. Murray Dawson, Landcare Research, reports from New Zealand. The Auckland Regional Pest Management Plan 2020-2030 classifies agapanthus as a […]
Residents are being warned of the arrival of pest of trees called the polyphagous shot-hole borer (Euwallacea fornicates). The beetle was found in a maple tree in a backyard in East Fremantle. The area is now quarantined so mulch, wood, containerised trees and plants can’t be moved in some parts […]
Since it was first detected in Australia in early 2020, fall armyworm (FAW) has spread across Australia, posing a significant risk to Australia’s thriving $2.6 billion greenlife industry. To combat this damaging pest, a new levy funded project ‘Field-based testing for fall armyworm’ (MT19014) has begun. Read more at the […]
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