Tomato potato psyllid: Insect found outside Perth quarantine zone on three commercial properties

on March 6, 2017

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In a significant blow to the vegetable industry in Western Australia the tomato potato psyllid has been found in three regional locations outside of the Perth quarantine zone. The Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA) chief plant biosecurity officer John van Schagen said he now suspects the psyllid could have been in the state for two or more years.[Read More...]

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