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Potentially destructive Russian wheat aphids found in WA’s south-east – ABC News
Russian wheat aphids have been found on farms near Esperance in Western Australia, four years after it was first found in South Australia.
A foreign and potentially destructive pest has been detected in Australia’s largest grain-growing state.
Key points:
- Russian wheat aphid has been found on WA for the first time
- The pest has been found on two farms near Esperance but authorities believe it’s probably more widespread
- The aphid was first found in SA’s mid north in 2016, then spread to Victoria, NSW, and Tasmania
Russian wheat aphids have been found on farms near Esperance in Western Australia’s …
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