War on Kahpra beetle: fumigate containers or be turned around

John Ellicott
July 15 2021 - 1:00pm
It's a race against time to stop the entry of the grain-eating Khapra beetle into Australia with new fumigation rules for sea containers heading to grain areas of Australia.
It's a race against time to stop the entry of the grain-eating Khapra beetle into Australia with new fumigation rules for sea containers heading to grain areas of Australia.

The next big step in prevention of the entry of the Khapra beetle started this week with compulsory fumigating of shipping containers overseas heading to rural grain growing areas in Australia.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

senior journalist

journalist and author

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