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Mount Eliza beetle blight

‘It’s absolutely devastating’: Urgent biosecurity warning for Sydney’s street trees

The chief scientist of Botanic Gardens of Sydney has urged NSW residents to be on high alert after parts of Perth were decimated.

  • Angus Dalton

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Gulf club loses its swing

And that ain’t cardamom in your omelette.

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A rare dispiriting discount

Take the win, Steve!

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Should have stayed at home yesterday

Dealing with a self-administered double dose.

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Visa applicant gets marooned

And a skunk theory, in black and white.

Fire ants rafting in Queensland floodwaters following Cyclone Alfred.

The venomous fire ants Cyclone Alfred is sending our way

The invasive pest has already colonised the United States – now recent flooding is raising fears it will do the same in Australia.

  • Mike Foley
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Christmas beetle numbers appear to be on the rebound.

Christmas beetles can still be found in Brisbane gardens. But can you tell them apart?

The Australian herald of the holiday season, the Christmas beetle, has returned. Look out for these species calling the south-east home.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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Going the full shepherd

And is Albo at breaking point?

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Ruminating on the rhythms of summer

Or should we be preparing for Cicadageddon?

Genetically modified mosquitoes are often tagged with a fluorescent gene for identification, as shown here in a separate CSIRO study into dengue-resistant mozzies.

The fluorescent red mozzies that could protect us from other blood-hungry biters

Floods and heatwaves are fanning a spike in mosquito-borne disease with one aggressive species threatening to invade Australia.

  • Angus Dalton

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