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Cockchafer worm wreaking havoc on West Australian grain crops

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Farmers and researchers are scrambling to find a way to combat a tiny worm devastating crops in Western Australia’s south-east.

The scarab beetle larvae, better known as the cockchafer, have caused tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of crop damage. 

Ashton Gray, a former agronomist who farms…



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