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Further Research Into Parrots And Fruit Damage, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia Jan 1985

Further Research Into Parrots And Fruit Damage, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Parrits are major pests of Western Australia's South-West fruit growing industry. The amount of damage they can cause to ripening fruit in orchards varies from season to season, but in the last two years these colourful birds have become an even greater problem.

The Agriculture Protection Board has started further research aimed at determining how wxtensive damage to fruit can be prevented.