DDLS - Entomology services provides expertise in invertebrate identification as well as helping to facilitate domestic and international trade and assists in protecting the biosecurity of Western A
Every year, at the end of July/beginning of August, volunteer farmers, agronomists and Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) staff commence weekly pheromone trapping for
Yellow-winged locusts (Gastrimargus musicus) are native insects, distinguished by bright yellow wings, they are 35-50mm in length when mature and make a distinctive clicking noise when fly
Horticulture producers and livestock owners along the Swan Coastal Plain, north and south of Perth, are reminded to take action now to prevent stable fly numbers building up during summer.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is calling on the WA community to check bamboo slat fencing and report any unusual damage, following the detection of the pest, bamboo
Teachers at Penrhos College in Como have embraced being in a Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) Quarantine Area, using it as a student learning exercise on destructive invasive pests.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is calling on all citizen scientists to take part in National Science Week and find out more about the many insects that call o
