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Webworm in crops and pastures
Farmnote 58/1994; Replaces Farmnote 3/88; Conditions under which webworms cause much damage; description and life cycle of webworm. Reviewed July 2006
Cutworms : pests of crops and pasture
Farmnote 59/1994; Cutworms are plump, smooth caterpillars, up to (40 mm) of several moth species. They feed on all crop and pasture plants, damaging them near the ground. Young caterpillars feed on the surface tissues, the damage resembling lucerne flea or webworm attacks. The caterpillars hide under the soil or litter by day. When mature, they pupate in the soil. Reviewed July 2006
Crop insects : the ute guide : Western Grain Belt edition
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Replaces Bulletin 4185 : Available in hardcopy only; Insect and allied pests of extensive farming; Economically damaging pests of crops, pastures and stored grains in Western Australian agriculture can be identified using this book. Mites, spiders and molluscs have also been included.
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How to avoid insect contamination of cereal grain at harvest
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Farmnote 57/2005; Farmnote 57/2005; Insect contaminants, also known as vagrant insects, are unintentionally harvested with grain. More insect contaminants in cereals are found in grain from swathed crops than in grain from standing crops. The farmnote outlines ways in which to minimise insect contamination in cereal crops especially if growers in high rainfall areas ar required to swath.
Garden weevil in vineyards
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Farmnote 60/2003; Replaces Farmnote 25/1998; The garden weevil (Phlyctinus callosus) can be a severe pest of young and mature grapevines in the south west of Western Australia. It is also a pest of apple and nectarine trees as well as strawberries, root vegetables, asparagus and ornamentals. This Farmnote covers the garden weevil's habits, life cycle, damage and loss, and control options. Reviewed July 2006
Common seasonal pests : your guide to prevent the spread of animal and plant pests, diseases and weeds.
Bulletin 4705; Replaces Bulletin 4587; Summarizes the most common pests, weeds and diseases in houses and gardens in Western Australia including quarantine pests, chewing insects, sucking insects, household and garden pests, domestic animal pests, vertebrate pests, and fungal diseases.
Aphids, mealybugs and scales; common sapsuckers in the home garden
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Reprinted and changes in text (chemicals ). Replaces Garden note 51; Along with whiteflies, aphids, mealybugs and scales belong to the suborder Sternorrhyncha of the Hemiptera. They are usually the most common gregarious sapsucking insects in home gardens. This Gardennote describes their biology and the control and prevention of these plant pests.
Control of Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) in backyards
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GardenNote 24; Replaces Bulletin 4565 Control of Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) in the backyard orchard: Medfly is known to infest both fruit and vegetable species. Details the life cycle; control methods including hygiene, foliage baiting, and cover spraying; trapping describing trap types; and other insects that could be confused with Medfly. Reviewed December 2006 Reprinted October 2006. Review before next reprint.
Stored grain protection publications
List of publications from various sources covering grain insect control, insect resistance management, grain storage management, fumigation, insect identification, insect pest surveillance and household stored food insects. Reviewed July 2006
Pest slugs and snails in broadacre crops in Western Australia
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Bulletin 4713; Slugs and snails are pests of broadacre crops, this bulletin highlights the identifcation of the different slug and snail species and outlines integrated control strategies.