Tag: pest

Pest sea creatures deterred

Professionals fishers in the Lakes and Coorong have recently been given special State Government permission to use underwater percussion devices to deter long-nosed fur...

Landholder bait boost

The Limestone Coast Landscape Board (LC Landscape Board) is encouraging landholders around the region to plan spring fox baiting to boost their bottom line...

Region leads way with feral deer cull program

The Limestone Coast is leading the nation in removing feral deer, with more than 4000 feral deer culled across more than 500,000 hectares. The 10-year...

Pest rabbit control efforts stepped up

The Limestone Coast Landscape Board will be releasing biological controls to help reduce rabbit numbers in isolated pockets across the region and support rabbit...

Feral deer prove costly to region

Landholders are urged to join the Limestone Coast Landscape Board’s Feral Deer Eradication Program to support the elimination of this costly pest. The call for...

Feral deer population in sights

Farmers, communities and native wildlife in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia are set to benefit from a slice of more than $2.3m...

Pest control bid

Landholders are encouraged to start their autumn fox control programs and pick up fox baits from their local Landscape Officer.   Reducing fox numbers before...

Mosquito danger heightened

South Australians are being encouraged to remain vigilant and avoid exposure to mosquitoes, following confirmed cases of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in SA. Department for...

Feral deer numbers at tipping point

Feral deer in regional South Australia are becoming an increasing problem for our state’s agricultural sector and natural environment. South East landholders know all too...

Deer containment progress is on track

The Limestone Coast Landscape Board has praised the proactive approach of domestic deer farmers as they near completion of inspections to assess compliance. Landscape Officers...

Feral deer in sights

Achieving eradication of feral deer is a key objective for the Limestone Coast Landscape Board as part of its hard-line stance on the declared...

Additional funds required to reduce feral deer population

More funds are needed for the Limestone Coast Landscape Board to boost its feral deer control program through aerial abatement according to Member for...

Microscopic breakthrough creates 
buzz over mosquito control potential

In a first for the Southern Hemisphere, researchers have shown a bacteria can successfully sterilise and eradicate the invasive, disease carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito...

Spring into fox control this season

Baiting for foxes at least twice a year during early spring and again in early autumn can provide significant benefits to producers in the...

National program to buck feral deer trend

A new website launched last week will support national efforts to tackle the growing feral deer problem. The National Feral Deer Action Plan is currently...