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Clearwing Moths Are Key To Dock Control, Kingsley Fisher
Clearwing Moths Are Key To Dock Control, Kingsley Fisher
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Two clearwing moths imported from Morocco and France could be the key to controlling dock (Rumex pulcher) - one of the worst weeds of high rainfall pastures in southern Australia
New Leaf Rust Helps To Control Blackberry, Jonathon Dodd, Sandy Lloyd
New Leaf Rust Helps To Control Blackberry, Jonathon Dodd, Sandy Lloyd
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The release of spores of the blackbeny leaf rust in spring 1991 marked the second attempt in Western Australia at controlling weedy blackberries with a biological agent. The strain of rust now being used is expected to be more effective than the one released in the 1980s.
This article describes the techniques used for rearing and releasing the fungus and illustrates the effects of the rust on blackbeny.