Beetle that Threatens Australia's Grains Industry Found in Imported Nappies
Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported nappies sold in supermarkets nationwide, the agriculture ministry said, raising concerns the pest could infest grain storages and disrupt agricultural exports.
The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday it had been working with the importer and retailer of the nappies to trace and treat nappies containing the insect since it was alerted to their detection in New South Wales on September 7.
Australia is currently free of the khapra beetle, a tiny brown insect...
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