Olive Diseases
The strategic levy investment project Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) – Updates (MT19008) was undertaken to investigate the current pest problems, agrichemical usage and pest management alternatives for the olive…
Hort Innovation has announced a new APVMA chemical permit for the control of two significant insect pests of olives, olive lace bug (OLB) and black scale. Trivor Insecticide is a…
While fruit fly is not classed as a major pest for our industry, fruit damage by fruit flies is reported regularly by olive growers. So it’s good news that the…
Olive growers across Australia are being alerted to an additional fungal disease which has only recently been identified in olives in Australia. AOA Biosecurity Representative and OliveCare Administrator Peter McFarlane…
The olive industry is moving forward successfully with the adoption of IPDM (integrated pest and disease management) practices, and chemicals still play an important role for many growers, particularly in…
A $15 million project led by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) aims to boost national capacity for the early and accurate detection of exotic plant pests. GRDC Senior…