25
Apr
Fall armyworms’ rapid spread across Kimberley prompts fears the pest will reach southern WA grain regions (ABC News)
Farmers in Western Australia are bracing themselves for the spread of a new invasive species as the fall armyworm continues its journey across the state and more than 1,000 kilometres from where it was first detected in the Kimberley.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development detected the pest on crops at two properties near Broome this week, less than a month after it was found in a trap in the Ord Irrigation Scheme.
