#biosecurity
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Growers hope move to manage tomato virus will get them back to business
By Josephine Lim
Tomato growers impacted by strict restrictions following the detection of a fruit virus last year say they hope they can now rebuild their lives as the government considers a relaxation of those rules.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-01/sa-tomato-virus-eradication-to-management/105361738
#VegetableCrops #PlantDiseases #Biosecurity #Agribusiness #JosephineLim
New post: Loss Of MRNA, Bird Flu Vaccines Threatens Our Biosecurity via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2025/05/29/loss-of-mrna-bird-flu-vaccines-threatens-our-biosecurity/ #mRNA #BirdFlu #Covid #vaccines #RFKJr #biosecurity.
With thanks to @BethCameron_DC and @SaskiaPopescu for perspective
Dead cattle composted on research farm to prepare for foot and mouth
By Annie Brown
Cattle carcasses are buried and composted on a research farm in north-east Victoria in preparation for an emergency disease outbreak.
#Biosecurity #BeefCattleFarming #LivestockDiseases #AnnieBrown
Cattle carcasses are buried and composted on a research…
ABC News@maggiejk at least in part more likely lack of resources for #biosecurity and testing - although it seems they were eating raw/undercooked meat which is always going to be a risk. Even so, anthrax is still rare and folk eat beef all the time across ESEA (East and SE Asia) - Malaysia is stepping up biosecurity controls even though the part of Thailand this occured in is far away from the border..
BANGKOK, May 2 — Thailand has reported its first anthrax-related…
Malay MailThe biosecurity officers' fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking
A Glen Turner Déjà vu
“We’ve had threats of ‘If you come on my property, I’ll shoot you’. ‘If you try and come on my property, I’ll set my dog on you...Australian police are routinely escorting biosecurity officers onto private properties after they reported being threatened with dogs and guns. In cases when people were “incredibly hostile”, program staff would “proactively engage with the police to escort us and to keep the peace and to keep everyone safe in that environment, because we need to complete the treatment”
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/03/fire-ants-australia-eradication-biosecurity-officers-queensland-ntwnfb
The environmental officer Glen Turner
was shot in Croppa Creek, near Moree in 2014 investigating illegal land clearing. "There is an interweaving between the physical murder of Glen Turner, and the ecological ‘murder’ of the brigalow through the voracious demand for agricultural land." Book review: ‘The Winter Road’ by Kate Holden
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https://residentjudge.com/2022/04/09/the-winter-road-by-kate-holden/
#conservation #biosecurity #FireAnts #InvasiveSpecies #BiosecurityOfficers #OHS #biodiversity #IllegalLandClearing #GlenTurner #violence #crime #Moree #GoldCoast #Grafton #SunshineCoast #LandOwnership #IndividualPropertyRights #PossessiveIndividualism #liberalism #pseudolaw #community #pests #EnvironmentalImpacts #insecticide #EnvironmentalLaws #NSW
Australian police are routinely escorting biosecurity…
The GuardianSecuring Europe’s #BiotechFuture: How can #biosecurity drive competitiveness? [Advocacy Lab Content]: The recent Euractiv event “Securing Europe’s #BiotechFuture - How can #biosecurity drive competitiveness?” brought together key stakeholders to discuss how biosecurity can support Europe’s biotech sector. https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/video/securing-europes-biotech-future-how-can-biosecurity-drive-competitiveness/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
@BobLefridge@mastodon.nzA friend of a friend in Cromwell has hosted an MPI fruit fly trap for 16 years without catching anything. Recently the trap captured its first fruit fly (a male), but we've yet to see an announcement from MPI.
Strange that.
Even worse, the MPI person who collected the trap said they've lost funding & will no longer be maintaining the traps, starting later this year.
What a dumb move. The Luxon government seems determined to save money in all the wrong places.
#Biosecurity uptake and perceived #risk of avian #influenza among people in #contact with #birds in the #UK, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/04/biosecurity-uptake-and-perceived-risk.html
The emergence of sarcoptic mange in Australian wildlife via pet dogs
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https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/114384263250656422
#wildlife #conservation #parasites #Sarcoptidae #mange #InvasiveSpecies #koalas #wombats #bandicoots #possums #roaming #pets #dogs #dogs #dogs #SettlerSociety #Biosecurity
Study: AI-Powered Research Now Prowess Outstrips Human Experts, Raising Bioweapon Risks
#AI #Virology #Biohazard #Biosecurity #DualUse #AISafety #LLMs #VCT #Research #Science #EthicsInAI #AIRegulation #AISafety #AIEthics
A burden to native wildlife
Sarcoptic mange is a parasitic skin disease affecting many Australian wildlife species. The burrowing mite creates tunnels under the skin affecting many Australian wildlife animals. "The mite is invasive to Australia and was likely introduced by European settlers and their domestic animals around 200 years ago.”
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https://wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Portals/0/ResourceCentre/FactSheets/Mammals/Sarcoptic_mange_in_%20Australian_wildlife.pdf
"The origins of sarcoptic mange in Australian native animals are poorly understood, with the most consistent conclusion being that mange was introduced by settlers and their dogs and subsequently becoming a major burden to native wildlife."
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https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1578-2
Fraser T, Charleston M et al. (2016) The emergence of sarcoptic mange in Australian wildlife: A long- standing and unresolved debate. Parasites and Vectors, 9: 316
#wildlife #conservation #parasites #Sarcoptidae #mange #koalas #wombats #bandicoots #possums #roaming #pets #dogs #SettlerSociety #Biosecurity #InvasiveSpecies
#Biotechnology and #biosecurity need ‘safety first’ AI regulatory approach [Advocacy Lab Content]: #Biosecurity is changing its definition with the arrival of AI, now AI is rewriting the script of what Europe can do in #biotechnology. https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/biotechnology-and-biosecurity-competitiveness-need-safety-first-ai-regulatory-approach/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
#Biotechnology and #biosecurity need ‘safety first’ AI regulatory approach [Advocacy Lab Content]: #Biosecurity is changing its definition with the arrival of AI, now AI is rewriting the script of what Europe can do in #biotechnology. https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/biotechnology-and-biosecurity-competitiveness-need-safety-first-ai-regulatory-approach/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
Great video about biosecurity on the Pembrokeshire seabird islands (Skokholm and Skomer, run by the Wildlife Trust, and Ramsey Island, run by the RSPB)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original…
www.youtube.comBeehives on the move as varroa mite biosecurity restrictions are eased
By Jennifer Nichols
Stopping thousands of bees from starving during drought will be easier for commercial beekeepers, as Biosecurity Queensland relaxes rules around the movement of hives.
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@peterrenshaw@ioc.exchangeHoney
Went and picked honey last week from my supplier, a bio security Officer for Varroa (Varroa development officer). The jar on the right is what I normally get, ‘cause honey. 
Not now. I can only get the middle and left size. Why?
The impact of #VarroaMite on local hives. The example he gave was from our OS SE Island neighbours where the number of hives went 2000 to 8. This is the future of bees in Victoria.
#AgVic #Ag / #Victoria / #Varroa / #BeeMAX / #BioSecurity / #agriculture <https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/pest-insects-and-mites/priority-pest-insects-and-mites/varroa-mite-of-honey-bees/varroa-mite-current-situation> / <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varroa>
Thank goodness for Australian public health - including biosecurity - keeping us safe from crap US food products. Thank you to all who work in these largely invisible areas.
https://www.europesays.com/1947637/ Farmers, artificial intelligence have key roles #agriculture #AI #AnimalKeeping #ArtificialIntelligence #AvianInfluenza #biology #biosecurity #cattle #DomesticatedAnimals #farm #farmer #FoodIndustry #health #Industries(economics) #influenza #livestock #NaturalEnvironment #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy #rumen #UnitedStatesDepartmentOfAgriculture
Brexit’s unfinished business threatens Britain’s biosecurity | Politics | News https://www.byteseu.com/832621/ #Biosecurity #Brexit #GreatBritain #IrishSeaBorder #NorthernIreland #UnitedKingdom
