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Western Queensland graziers say grasshopper spray approval has come too late
Graziers in western Queensland say the approval of insecticides has come too late to stop grasshoppers ravaging the region’s paddocks.
Key points:
- The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has approved the emergency use of two chemicals to control grasshoppers
- The insects have ravaged western Queensland paddocks for the third year in a row
- One grazier says it cost him $70,000 to spray part of his property
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) this week permitted the emergency use of the chemicals fenitrothion and fipronil “for control of grasshoppers in pasture”.
Large numbers of grasshoppers have decimated properties across western and north west Queensland this summer, for the third year in…
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