The Federal Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment has warned the importing and shipping industries, along with everyone in the sea-container logistics and supply chain, that it is planning urgent action to counter the threat from Khapra … [Read more...]
Khapra Beetle: Department of Ag imposes drastic measures on trade
Urgent and drastic anti-Khapra Beetle action is being taken by the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. High risk plant products will be banned. Pest-free phytosanitary certificates from all countries will be demanded. … [Read more...]
Increasing biosecurity risk from voracious plant pest
We are sad to advise industry that there is a growing problem worldwide with the “Khapra Beetle” (Trogoderma granarium). It’s a tiny little hairy larva and, as an adult, it is a reddish-brown oval beetle. It's a tiny bug. But it's a big destroyer … [Read more...]