Mallee locust numbers under watch

Allan Murphy

RESIDENTS are being urged to look for and report Australian plague locusts following a number of sightings in the west and north-west of Victoria this month. Agriculture Victoria said spring’s heavy rainfall during spring had provided plentiful green feed, which has been ideal conditions for the locusts to breed, leading to more sightings than average. […]

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