Federal agriculture minister says ‘additional effort’ needed after new infestation found on the Gold Coast
The National Farmers Federation’s chief executive, Tony Mahar, welcomed the NSW government’s announcement. But he said it was “staggering” that governments weren’t spending more on what he described as an “environmental and potentially social disaster”.
“These are an incredibly invasive species that can not only wreak havoc on agriculture but on communities,” Mahar said. “These things are a really nasty pest and I have to say successive governments at the state and commonwealth level have not done enough to eradicate what is an incredibly dangerous and invasive species.”
The venomous insect, which can inflict a painful bite on humans and colonise vast areas, has infested much of south-east Queensland after it was first detected in 2001.
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