Authorities to ramp up resources to prepare for new exotic pest

Gregor Heard
February 14 2020 - 12:00pm
The fall army worm can cause devastating damage in a number of crops in its caterpillar stage. Photo: Frank Peairs, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
The fall army worm can cause devastating damage in a number of crops in its caterpillar stage. Photo: Frank Peairs, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

A RESEARCH scientist with pest monitoring organisation Cesar has warned the chances of the exotic pest fall army worm making its way to the Australian mainland will be extremely high if it is found in high numbers in Torres Strait where it was detected recently..

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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