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One of the world’s largest programs to eradicate multiple predators and pests has started to restore the island and its once vast nesting colonies to their former glory.
It’s a horror story unfolding in the west that could sweep across the country. Beware the shot-hole borer, an exotic pest that threatens our tree crops, plantations, urban forests and wild places.
We tend to just think of viruses in terms of their damaging impacts on human health and lives. But viruses can also be used to benefit human health, agriculture and the environment.
The trouble is most countries don’t make bed bug infestation data available to researchers.
Have we overlooked the intelligence and value of wasps?
Australia’s biosecurity system is on high alert for alien invaders. Here’s a hit list of eight baddies we believe pose the greatest threat to Australia’s biodiversity.
Alien invaders are penetrating the borders of every country in the world. Now the full extent of the problems and potential solutions have been exposed, in a new United Nations report.
There’s shocking new evidence of rodenticide poisoning in Australia’s nocturnal predatory birds. High concentrations of the active ingredients were found in 92% of the 60 dead birds they tested.
The two pest ant species have huge impacts on the areas they invade. The fire ants can even kill people. Unfortunately, these ants will be hard to eliminate.
Before their dog was poisoned, these families recognised Australia’s lethal ‘pest’ animal control methods were necessary. But afterwards, they saw 1080 baiting as inhumane and horrific. Here’s why.
Here’s what determines if a problematic wild animal is saveable or cullable.
Claims that introduced deer perform the same ecological function as ancient moa are outdated and wrong. Deer destroy forests, and large-scale culling is still the best solution.
Why you shouldn’t get in a flap over reports that swarms of wasps are descending on Britain.
Bed bugs are pretty much universally reviled. But a public health entomologist explains how – while potentially traumatizing to deal with – they aren’t likely to make you sick.
Once the larvae turn into adult moths, they never eat again.
Research into fox scents suggests a complex form of ‘chemical communication’ underlies the animal’s behaviour. The findings could help improve pest control methods and protect native wildlife.
We value bees for the jobs they do for the environment and us – why is the same not true of wasps?
Most South African provinces are favourable for the establishment of a new invasive alien pest, which may lead to the extinction of native cycad species.
If you find your house overrun by bugs after the floods, go easy on them. Here’s what you can do instead of using pesticides.
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Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow, University of Adelaide
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
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Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Behavioural Ecology, UCL
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Vice chancellors Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University
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Visiting Research Scholar, Fordham University
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Research ecologist, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Canberra
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Zoology, James Cook University
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Team Leader, Spatial Ecology, CSIRO
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Research scientist, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide
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Professor of History and Philosophy, and Deputy Dean Research (Faculty of Arts), University of Adelaide
