Caterpillar outbreaks prompt research

Research is being done to see if the Mallee Looper caterpillar is in our region. Picture: Supplied
Karli Farrell

RESEARCH is being done by Wildlife Unlimited on new outbreaks in Sunraysia of the Mallee Looper caterpillar after a devastating flare-up in South Australia, which has seen thousands of hectares of eucalypts stripped bare. And locals can help researchers by assisting with monitoring at sentinel sites, hosting moth traps in November, and watching for caterpillars […]

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