Australian state abandons invasive beetle eradication effort to focus on management

NAMPA / Xinhua
2025-06-19
SYDNEY, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Australia's state of Western Australia (WA) has abandoned efforts to eradicate an invasive beetle species that has destroyed thousands of trees and will instead focus on limiting its spread. Jackie Jarvis, WA's minister for agriculture, on Thursday announced that national authorities met on Wednesday and determined it is no longer feasible to eradicate the polyphagous shot-hole borer from the state. The pest beet......
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