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Adult grape phylloxera are strictly females and reproduce without male fertilisation. Hence it only takes one bug to start a new infestation. On average, adult phylloxera have a reproductive period of on... Read More...

Vinehealth Australia is planning a major new biosecurity IT platform to replace the existing Vineyard Register, to improve the organisation’s ability to protect vineyards from pests and diseases. “The current ... Read More...

Vinehealth Australia is calling for grapegrowers to examine and improve their farm-gate hygiene practices in the lead up to vintage 2017. Vintage is a key risk time for the spread of pests and diseases, incl... Read More...

Vinehealth Australia has identified an opportunity to assist state governments to communicate the legal requirements around moving grape-related phylloxera vectors between states and between phylloxera manageme... Read More...

Fruit flies are categorised as both exotic and endemic biosecurity threats to Australia and are one of the world’s most destructive horticultural pests (Farm Biosecurity, 2016). Exotic fruit flies were ranked ... Read More...

Vinehealth Australia has thrown its support behind vineyard owners whose properties border the routes of this year’s Tour Down Under cycling race held between 14-22 January. The Tour Down Under commands intern... Read More...

The Naracoorte Heat Shed was the first purpose-built facility in South Australia for sterilising vineyard machinery and equipment, to ensure freedom from phylloxera. Vinehealth Australia (VHA) continues to advo... Read More...

Vintage is a key risk time for pest and disease spread, due to the high movement of machinery, equipment and workers between regions and states. “Vintage results in rapid movement of biosecurity vectors that h... Read More...