Dogs to sniff out citrus canker

August 23 2019 - 12:00pm
LAUNCH: Tania Chapman, Nutrano Produce, Federal agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster, Mildura Fruit Company general manager Perry Hill and Citrus Australia CEO Nathan Hancock at the Mildura Fruit Company to announce project funding to develop a scent lure to help detector dogs detect citrus canker.
LAUNCH: Tania Chapman, Nutrano Produce, Federal agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster, Mildura Fruit Company general manager Perry Hill and Citrus Australia CEO Nathan Hancock at the Mildura Fruit Company to announce project funding to develop a scent lure to help detector dogs detect citrus canker.

EFFORTS to protect Australia's citrus industry from citrus canker have been boosted, in the form of a project to develop a scent lure so sniffer dogs could detect the disease.

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