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Crop & Pasture Pests
Fact sheets(.PDF) and Information Pages covering issues such as identification, life cycle, potential damage and control measures for insect peats of broadacre cropping.
Armyworm control in cereal crops (.PDF)
Armyworm was formerly known in South Australia as 'barley grub' in South Australia. They invade cereal crops during late spring and can damage the heads of ripening grains.
Redheaded pasture cockchafer (.PDF)
An indigenous pest of semi-improved and improved pastures in the lower South East of South Australia.
Cereal Curculio and maculate curculio weevils (.PDF)
Cereal curculio mainly damages cereal crops sown after at least three to four years of grass-dominant pasture without a spring prepared fallow.
Maculate curculio damage can occur in successive crops.
Webworm (.PDF)
Information about Webworm damage, life cycle and control in cereal crops in South Australia
Wingless grasshopper (.PDF)
The wingless grasshopper (Phaulacridium vittatum) is native to Australia
Etiella moth
The Lucerne seed web moth, Etiella behrii, is a sporadic but serious pest of lentils in southern Australia.
Lesser Budworm
Photographs and information about Lesser Budworm and the agronomic pest species Native Budworm.
Pea Weevil
Pea weevil is a pest of field peas. Live adult insects can result in rejection of grain at delivery. Links to fact sheet and the pea weevil model - a temperature-based model that predicts the timing of the pea weevil invasion of South Australian pea crops.
Snails
Integrated snail management in the Southern Region - details about a project to extend integrated management strategies for snail control across southern Australia. Examines baiting strategies and pre-and post-harvest management
