by Mia Hunt | May 20, 2020 | Latest News
Long before COVID-19 regulations, many of us were hygiene champions for a different reason – Phytophthora Dieback! This deadly introduced plant pathogen is the biggest threat to biodiversity in WA from Eneabba to east of Esperance. Just like COVID-19, being...
by Mia Hunt | Jan 6, 2020 | Latest News
With the summer holidays around the corner, we are all busy making plans for a getaway in nature with the family. Just one problem – there is a deadly hitch hiker on the loose and its looking for a lift. With many aliases Phytophthora Dieback, or Dieback for...
by Mia Hunt | Dec 2, 2019 | Latest News
October 2019 – Over 1 million hectares of native vegetation is infected by the plant disease Phytophthora Dieback. Time is running out to protect the susceptible native plant species and high value ecosystems of the south coast of WA with urgent and well...
by Mia Hunt | Dec 2, 2019 | Latest News
July 2019 – With winter upon us, and therefore in theory the wetter months of the year, it is important to be aware of the effects and risks of Dieback. Dieback is a pathogen of the Phytophthora group which can cause disease and death in otherwise healthy plants,...
by Mia Hunt | Dec 2, 2019 | Latest News
February 2019 – Dieback management on the south coast has been boosted with State NRM funding for implementation of the State Dieback Management and Investment Framework. This project will work closely with land managers, stakeholders and community by utilising...
by opencopy | Nov 19, 2019 | Latest News
November 2018 – As we’re welcoming summer rainfall into our gardens and native bushland, Phytophthoras are taking advantage of the wet, warm soil conditions created to get active, producing spores and infecting new hosts. This wet soil is also much stickier and more...
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