Measurement / Monitoring / Reporting

ABC Rural News: Pest app to help protect WA waterways

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-15/pest-app/4689390
West Australians are being asked to use their smartphones to report pests and diseases in waterways. Victoria Aitken from the Department of Fisheries says the WA PestWatch app allows people to identify a potential threat, take a photo of it and report it instantly. (Wednesday, 17/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Mystery Queensland sugar disease heads south

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-15/cane-disease/4691194
A mysterious disease that's causing sugar cane crops in north Queensland to turn yellow has now been found further south. The industry is still debating what is causing yellow canopy syndrome which is now being reported on farms north of the Pioneer River near Mackay. (Wednesday, 17/05/2013)

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Terrain NRM eNews: Destructive pest found in Herbert district

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http://www.terrain.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1207:destructive-pest-found-in-herbert-district&catid=3:news&Itemid=152
The Hinchinbrook Shire Council's environment and health services staff are on high alert after finding the potentially disastrous Myrtle Rust fungal disease. (September, 2012)

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Qld Gov News Release: Myrtle rust spreads to Wet Tropics

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http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/30_21704.htm
Biosecurity Queensland's state-wide program that is monitoring the spread of myrtle rust, a serious fungal disease of plants, has confirmed further significant detections in the ecologically sensitive Wet Tropics in North Queensland. (14 May, 2012)

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ABC Rural News: Citrus canker found in imported lime leaves

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201207/s3540305.htm
Biosecurity agents in Melbourne last week seized 142 kilograms of kaffir lime leaves from Thailand that were infected with the citrus canker disease. (Friday, 06/07/2012)

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NSW Department of Primary Industry: Myrtle Rust

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www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/plant/myrtle-rust
This site describes Myrtle rust (Puccinia psidii s.l.) a serious pathogen which affect plants belonging to the family Myrtaceae including Australian natives like bottle brush, tea tree, and eucalypts. It also contains information on how to report sightings of Myrtle rust and links to images and further information.

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