Locust Outbreaks in South Eastern States of Australia

“We have a narrow window of around ten days to treat banding locusts before they take to the wing and become virtually uncontrollable,” said Steve Whan.
Locust Outbreaks in South Eastern States of Australia
A plague of locust onto the oval at Dubbo, back in 2004. Warnings provided, this year, in a September bulletin on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's website. Steve Cowley/AFP/Getty Images
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A plague of locust onto the oval at Dubbo, back in 2004. Warnings provided, this year, in a September bulletin on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's website. (Steve Cowley/AFP/Getty Images)
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