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A surviving population of yellow crazy ants is under surveillance and will be treated in Lismore following the positive identification of the invasive pest.
NSW Department of Primary Industriesâ Invasive Species Director, Scott Charlton, said baiting will begin in the CBD this weekend (April 17 and 18) and continue in any affected areas to control infestations.
âWe are working with the North Coast Local Land Services and Lismore City Council to notify residents and businesses of the process in areas where baiting is planned,â he said.
âWe are prepared to deal with surviving yellow crazy ant populations and have developed an effective process to quickly respond to ant reports following the initial control and surveillance program conducted between May 2018 and December 2019.
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Sporobolus pyramidalis and tropical soda apple,
Solanum viarum, an aggressively invasive, perennial shrub that grows to 1-2m.
CVC manager for open spaces and facilities Peter Birch said when the fires tore through the landscape it invariably left the soil bare and vulnerable to invasion by opportunistic weeds.
“The funding from North Coast Local Land Services under the NSW Government Bushfire Stimulus Recovery Project, will enable us to assist landholders to tackle some of the worst weeds in bushfire affected communities,” Mr Birch said.
“We will be controlling infestations of tropical soda apple (TSA) in Glenreagh, Kangaroo Creek, on private properties and other priority sites.
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Following the confirmation of tick fever in cattle on two properties in the Tweed area, North Coast Local Land Services and NSW Department of Primary Industries are reminding producers to be alert to the risk and practice good farm biosecurity.
Dr Phil Kemsley, District Veterinarian with North Coast Local Land Services, said producers should contact a vet immediately if cattle have high fevers and behaviour changes.