There are plenty of resources available to keep you up to date with what’s happening with the exotic pest polyphagous shot-hole borer. Currently restricted to WA to a large zone around Perth, it could spread to other regions. Learn all about this exotic ambrosia beetle that transfers a fusarium disease to trees as it bores through the wood forming galleries. The beetle feeds on the fungus it spreads rather than on wood. It has been causing havoc in WA since its accidental introduction several years ago, possibly from wood from shipping containers.
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Watch this video on control and identification.
