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CentralQueenslandhorticulturalistNeilFisherhasbeenwatchingwithgrowingconcernthe
beetle'srapidmarchfromtheSouthPacificacrosstoGuamandHawaiitoVanuatu,New
Caledonia,andSolomonIslands.
"The move through Papua New Guinea has been quite swift and we've seen large-scale
coconutplantationsandoilpalmplantationsbeingdestroyed,"hesaid.
"Our border security is the Torres Strait and it's only a matter of kilometres, just a
stone'sthrowfromPapuaNewGuineaintonorthQueensland.“
CouncillorFisher,whoisalsothedeputymayoroftheRockhamptonRegionalCouncil,said
itwasaconcernsharedwithcouncilcolleaguesinCairns.
"Therearemilesofcoconut-linedbeachestothenorthofCairnsandtolosethosewould
see erosion coming back. You could lose two or three kilometres of actual shoreline," Cr
Fishersaid.
The beetle causes damage by boring into the plant's stem and feeding on the sap,
damagingthedevelopingleaves.
Theplantwillthenbedefoliatedandwilldieduringaheavyinfestation.
Thebeetlelayseggsindecayingmatterandthenmoveson.
"We knew it was a risk, but it wasn't until it got into large horticulture and agriculture
areasinHawaiithatsuddenlytheredflagswentup,"CrFishersaid.
HesaidHawaiihadsimilarhorticultureandplantculturetoAustralia.
Ontopoftheobviouseconomicthreattothecountry's$2billionsugarindustryand$53
millionpineappleindustry,CrFishersaidthebeetlecouldposeathreattootherplants.
"If it's in pineapples, what about bromeliads? It's an up-and-coming collector choice for
gardeners. And if it can get into sugar cane, what is the risk to other canes and
bamboos?"hesaid.
CrFishersaiditwasimportanttoworkwithuniversitiestofindanewbiologicalcontrol
tokeeptheinsectatbay.
Dr Etebari and his team at UQ are studying why the virus is no longer controlling the
beetle and their findings would be critical to managing the pest if it got a foothold in
Australia.
"Thequestionishowdowestopit?Andwhat'sgonewrongwiththecontrolthat'sbeen
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CentralQueenslandhorticulturalistNeilFisherhasbeenwatchingwithgrowingconcernthe
beetle'srapidmarchfromtheSouthPacificacrosstoGuamandHawaiitoVanuatu,New
Caledonia,andSolomonIslands.
"The move through Papua New Guinea has been quite swift and we've seen large-scale
coconutplantationsandoilpalmplantationsbeingdestroyed,"hesaid.
"Our border security is the Torres Strait and it's only a matter of kilometres, just a
stone'sthrowfromPapuaNewGuineaintonorthQueensland.“
CouncillorFisher,whoisalsothedeputymayoroftheRockhamptonRegionalCouncil,said
itwasaconcernsharedwithcouncilcolleaguesinCairns.
"Therearemilesofcoconut-linedbeachestothenorthofCairnsandtolosethosewould
see erosion coming back. You could lose two or three kilometres of actual shoreline," Cr
Fishersaid.
The beetle causes damage by boring into the plant's stem and feeding on the sap,
damagingthedevelopingleaves.
Theplantwillthenbedefoliatedandwilldieduringaheavyinfestation.
Thebeetlelayseggsindecayingmatterandthenmoveson.
"We knew it was a risk, but it wasn't until it got into large horticulture and agriculture
areasinHawaiithatsuddenlytheredflagswentup,"CrFishersaid.
HesaidHawaiihadsimilarhorticultureandplantculturetoAustralia.
Ontopoftheobviouseconomicthreattothecountry's$2billionsugarindustryand$53
millionpineappleindustry,CrFishersaidthebeetlecouldposeathreattootherplants.
"If it's in pineapples, what about bromeliads? It's an up-and-coming collector choice for
gardeners. And if it can get into sugar cane, what is the risk to other canes and
bamboos?"hesaid.
CrFishersaiditwasimportanttoworkwithuniversitiestofindanewbiologicalcontrol
tokeeptheinsectatbay.
Dr Etebari and his team at UQ are studying why the virus is no longer controlling the
beetle and their findings would be critical to managing the pest if it got a foothold in
Australia.
"Thequestionishowdowestopit?Andwhat'sgonewrongwiththecontrolthat'sbeen
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