The wood-boring wasp sirex noctilio lays its eggs in pine sapwood and infects the tree with a destructive fungus. The pest is established in Tasmania and has been found in Victoria since 1961. Control measures are shown, such as quarantine, burning infected trees and inspection. Research is in progress on the possibility of breeding resistant strains of trees, and on biological control by imported predatory wasps.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010306
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Research
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fungus
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Insect pests - Control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fungus
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Insect pests - Control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)