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PestFacts
PestFacts SA & western Victoria Edition
PestFacts is a FREE electronic newsletter service, designed to keep growers and advisers informed about invertebrate pest-related issues and solutions as they emerge during the growing season. PestFacts issues warnings (or reminders) for a range of invertebrate pests of all broad-acre crops including pulses, oilseeds, cereals and fodder crops.
PestFacts is supported by GRDC's National Invertebrate Pest Iniative (NIPI).
Since being launched in 2006, PestFacts has encouraged and developed a good rapport with agronomists, consultants, agri-bussiness staff, growers and researchers, leading to timely reporting of pest incidences, effective controls and information about relevant research findings.
Current PestFacts Issue
PestFacts Issue 11, 2011 (.PDF 70KB)Previous PestFacts Issues
PestFacts SA and western Vic Edition 2011 Issues
PestFacts SA and western Vic Edition 2010 Issues
PestFacts SA and western Vic Edition 2009 Issues
PestFacts SA and western Vic Edition 2008 Issues
PestFacts SA and western Vic Edition 2007 Issues
PestFacts SA and western Vic Edition 2006 Issues
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NIPI Observational Reporting Form
PestFacts relies on the contributions of its readership.Please support the service with your recent observations or news of crop invertebrates by using the on-line NIPI Reporting Form designed to help facilitate reporting on pest problems and issues.
To help monitor and record pest problems use the NIPI MONITORING PAGE also found in the NIPI, I SPY manual.
To subscribe to PestFacts email a coordinator:
Kym Perry (08) 8303 9370 or email kym.perry@sa.gov.au
Gabriella Caon (08) 8303 9536 or email gabriella.caon@sa.gov.au
Helen DeGraaf (08) 8303 9543 or email helen.degraaf@sa.gov.au
Sending insect samples for diagnostics
The SARDI Entomology Unit provides free insect diagnostic services for PestFacts subscribers only.
A least two specimens must be sent in a non-crushable container with some food (host material) it was collected on. In addtion please provide collection date, district, host-plant, description of damage caused and contact details. Avoid sending samples over the weekend.
Samples can be forwarded to:
NIPI Diagnostics SARDI Entomology GPO Box 397, Adelaide SA 5001For further information on sending samples contact Kym Perry.
