Pest Management

Shooters and trappers are called in to deal with increased feral animal activity recorded by monitoring cameras in the state's north.

It's the tiny parasite that has beekeepers on edge, threatening to rip $70 million a year from Australia's honey industry, and still many questions remain.

Large groups of wild boars are now a common sight in some Spanish cities and authorities say they have no option but to capture and put them down.

The removal of restrictions on beehive movements in NSW comes too late for many almond growers, but changes to varroa mite control mean good news for berries and avocados.

Members of the public who welcome native beehives into their gardens in the off-season have helped a Queensland macadamia nut farmer bolster his defences against the threat of an invasive pest.

Properties in the Hunter Valley, left demoralised by wild dog attacks, find a saviour in an animal perhaps known best for its stubborn nature but with an incredible ability to bond with, and protect, other livestock.

Modelling shows the feral deer population could reach more than 200,000 in South Australia if steps are not taken to drastically reduce the population, a new report shows.

Pest specialists say it has taken the threat of potentially disastrous diseases to instigate action on feral pig control, as aerial shooting culls almost 20,000 in seven months.

Aerial shooting is seen as the only effective tool when targeting feral pig populations in difficult to reach wetland areas. When the Western Riverina Pest Project was started in 2016 there were more than 11 pigs per square metre.

NSW Agriculture Minister Dugald Saunders says as many queens as possible will be examined and may be evacuated from the site following the expansion of an eradication zone.

Fire ants can form a raft to move along waterways and there are concerns they may have spread during record floods in southern Queensland, but the Agriculture Minister says the floodwater was moving too fast for this to happen.

Primary producers in South Australia are backing a call by the state Opposition for a national cull of feral animals to prepare for a possible foot and mouth disease outbreak.

Backyard beekeeping is booming, but with the world's worst bee parasite on our doorstep, could well-meaning enthusiasts bring down Queensland's honey industry?

Hunting and sporting shooter groups say they could mobilise part of their 640,000 strong community to aid in any national attempts to cull feral animals capable of spreading foot-and-mouth disease.

A 10 kilometre eradication zone has been set up around nana glen, on the mid-north coast. And it's also impacting the region's blueberry industry.

Beekeepers on the NSW Mid North Coast say they are angry at the lack of communication from authorities after varroa mite is found in a new zone.

Scientists are hoping to develop a world-first pesticide that would be safe for honey bees while destroying the deadly varroa mite.

The park's most effective feral control method has not been employed since an accident in 2019 left two rangers badly injured.

A break in the drought has provided plenty of food and water for the animals and farmers in the Bundaberg region are trying new methods to control the population.

Farmers and contractors in Queensland say feral pig numbers have exploded to levels not seen in a decade, and they are turning to high-tech methods to control them. 

Readily available poisons used to control feral pig numbers could soon be banned in Queensland, which critics say could heighten the risk of devastating diseases spreading in Australia.

After enduring a ban of nearly three weeks due to the varroa mite outbreak, NSW apiarists outside of emergency zones can resume making honey.

Prickly pear infested millions of hectares of rural land in Australia a century ago rendering it virtually useless and worthless. It was conquered thanks to one tiny insect.

Perfect weather conditions for ticks have led to an explosion in their numbers in Queensland after a warm, wet start to winter, causing a financial and logistical nightmare for producers.

Varroa mite has been found in another beehive north of Sydney as the biosecurity emergency intensifies