Tells the story of the fight waged against a plague of phasmatids, a destructive stick insect, which unchecked would have killed large areas of forest, leading to erosion in the catchment and reduced supply water for the hydro-electric power stations. Shows the planning of remedial action climaxing in an aerial attack by spraying from a helicopter.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013873
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Insect pests - Control
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Spraying and dusting in agriculture
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Australia
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Agricultural chemicals
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Insect pests - Control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)