Since 2013, an unidentified weevil has been repeatedly causing damage to canola crops in localised areas of Dongara and Mingenew in WA’s northern grain growing region. As part of a two-year GRDC investment, the critter was recently scientifically identified and described as a new ‘pest weevil species’ of unknown origin, representing a new genus of broad-nose weevil. In this video, we hear from Christiaan Valentine (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development) and Montana Bradley (Mingenew – Irwin Group) and discover more about the weevil’s distribution in WA as well as some of the factors influencing the incidence and severity of crop damage.
Listen to the podcast: https://grdc.com.au/news-and-media/podcasts/podcast/dongara-weevil-a-newly-named-pest-in-was-northern-grainbelt
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