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Rustpathogenforthebiologicalcontrolofthemile-a-minuteweed
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the Department) today
released its final risk analysis report for the release of the rust fungus Puccinia
spegazziniiforthebiologicalcontroloftheweedMikaniamicrantha.
HeadofBiosecurityattheDepartment,MsLynO’Connell,saidMikaniamicranthamore
commonlyknownasthemile-a-minuteweed,isaseriouspestofagriculturalcropsand
commercialforestsinothercountries.
“ThereleaseofabiologicalcontrolagentinAustraliawillhelptopreventthisoccurring
inAustralia,”MsO’Connellsaid.
“The weed is also an environmental risk, threatening World Heritage forests in North
Queenslandandsmotheringnativevegetation.
“The final report recommends that the rust pathogen Puccinia spegazzinii should be
released,subjecttostandardbiosecurityconditionsassociatedwiththeimportandrelease
ofbiologicalcontrolagents.
“Duetothemile-a-minuteweed’sinvasivenatureithasspreadthroughoutcountriesin
AsiaandthePacific,andisdifficultandcostlytocontrolusingmechanicalmethodsor
herbicides.
“CurrentlytheweedisonlypresentinQueensland,howeverduetothepotentialthreatit
poses to the Australian environment it is the target of a nationally cost-shared
eradicationprogram.”
“Thedepartmentconsultedwithstatesandterritories,CSIROandthegeneralpublicon
thisriskanalysis.TherewasnooppositiontothereleaseofPucciniaspegazzinii.
“This is but one example of the work the Department does to protect Australia’s
agriculturalindustriesanduniqueenvironment.”
The department has provided funding for various other biological control research
programs in Australia under the Rural R&D for Profit Programme New biocontrol
solutionsforsustainablemanagementofweedimpactstoagriculturalprofitability.
ThefinalreportisbasedonanapplicationsubmittedbytheQueenslandDepartmentof
AgricultureandFisheries
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