Fall armyworm detected as far south as Bundaberg

Melody Labinsky
Updated April 13 2020 - 4:54pm, first published April 9 2020 - 4:30pm
Two fall armyworm larvae on a corn stalk. Picture: Frank Peairs, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Two fall armyworm larvae on a corn stalk. Picture: Frank Peairs, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

The invasive fall armyworm has travelled thousands of kilometres south from where it was first detected on the Australian mainland at Bamaga in February.

Melody Labinsky

Melody Labinsky

National machinery and agtech writer

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