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The publication covers the planning of surveillance programs for building specimen-based lists of pests, surveillance for monitoring the status of particular pests, surveillance for determining the limits of distribution of pests, surveillance for determining the presence or absence of pests in particular areas, and general surveillance.
Author(s): Teresa McMaugh, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Agrifutures Australia
Published: 9 November, 2005
Date added: 21 March, 2023
Any unusual plant pest, disease or weed should be reported.
Reporting hotlines operate in both Australia and New Zealand (numbers shown below).
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