MLA: $300m Pest Problem Meets a New Solution
Cattle tick and buffalo fly have been identified as the two highest-cost endemic disease issues for the Australian red meat industry – combined, they’re a $300 million problem, particularly in northern Australia.
With reports of the buffalo fly spreading further south and rising resistance to current controls, the cost is likely to grow without intervention.
MLA-supported research is underway to develop new pesticides to combat both pests, while minimising the risk for beneficial insects such as bees and dung beetles.
Professor Joel Mackay of The University of Sydney...
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