Integrated pest management
Further Reading
No. 132, 2006, page 4
Researchers identify a likely carp control
Looks at efforts to use a virus as a biological control agent for carp.
No. 132, 2006, page 6
NEW! Environmentally friendly insecticides
Describes a new class of insecticide that is pest-specific and produces no harmful environmental side effects.
No. 125, 2005, pages 20-23
The green frontier (by Graeme O'Neil)
Describes a new technology that provides researchers with non-chemical ways of controlling pests and disease.
No. 121, 2004, page 6
The nation called to poll...the pests
Reports on a survey by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to create a detailed map of pests and problem wildlife.
No. 114, 2003, pages 28-31
Biotech cotton – a budding field (by Steve Davidson)
Summarises the performance of genetically modified cotton in Australia.
No. 108, 2001, pages 24-25
Which wasps for whitefly control? (by Steve Davidson)
A survey of Australian parasitic wasps has identified species that may be useful in biological control of silverleaf whitefly.
No. 106, 2001, pages 12-14
Dirty deeds (by Steve Davidson)
Looks at soil biodiversity in citrus orchards of the Riverland.
No. 103, 2000, pages 12-17
Rat cunning (by Steve Davidson)
Looks at improved ways to control rat populations.
No. 97, 1998, pages 10-21
Reinventing rice (by Brad Collis)
Integrated pest management principles that replace pesticides and herbicides with agronomic, biological and genetic advances will help to increase rice yields.
2 December 2006, page 8
Cotton pest beaten by smart spraying (by Rachel Nowak)
Reports on a programme used in India that tells farmers which type of insecticide to use against cotton pests and when best to use it.
19 February 2005
Embracing GM crops (by James Randerson)
Looks at the arguments for and against growing GM crops in India.
1 May 2004, page 50-51
Forty years of rabbit rage (by Rachel Nowak)
Tells the story of William Rodier and his strategy to remove rabbits from Australia.
30 August 2003, pages 8-9
Biocontrol arms race looms (by Rachel Nowak)
Looks at the difficulties of using genetically modified diseases to control pests.
8 August 2003
Midge pheromone may set sex trap (by Emma McIlroy)
A chemical attractant could be used to lure midges into traps.
12 May 2003
Weevils save lakes from water hyacinth pest (by James Randerson)
Looks at the biological control of water hyacinth with two species of beetle in West Africa.
6 April 2003
End of the trail for Polynesia's star snails (by James Randerson)
Reports that the snails that were important to the study of evolution have been virtually wiped out by an attempt at biological control.
18 January 2003, page 26-29
Going bananas
Summarises the risks of losing the banana to diseases and the inability to breed new varieties that are resistant to disease.
13 December 2002
Fur flies over possum trapping (by Peter Hadfield)
Covers the development of an industry that turns possum furs into coats and socks.
10 August 2002, page 4
The contraceptive plague (by Graeme O'Neill)
Looks at the safety issues surrounding the use of genetically engineered viruses that could provide a way to control rabbits.
18 May 2002, page 34-41
Thought for food
Looks at the balance between using biotechnology and organic methods to produce food.
24 March 2001, page 12
This means war (by Debora MacKenzie)
Looks at guidelines to control non-native species.
3 February 2001, pages 16-17
An ordinary miracle (by Fred Pearce)
Describes low-tech innovations that enhance sustainable farming.
Page updated December 2006.