Australia on alert as shot-hole borer wipes out thousands of trees
www.abc.net.au
It's barely the size of a sesame seed, but the shot-hole borer has quickly devastated Western Australia's tree canopy. Experts are warning other states and territories to take action now to avoid a similar fate.
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Bracing for the beetle It’s smaller than a sesame seed, yet the shot-hole borer has made short work of some of Perth’s most iconic trees.Now the rest of Australia is being warned to pay attention to avoid a similar fate.