As of Friday, the quarantine zone has been expanded.
Picture: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
“Across the Perth metropolitan area, [department] officers have inspected more than 1.9 million trees on over 62,000 properties since the response started in 2021,” chief plant biosecurity officer Vincent Lanoiselet said.
Despite the three-year fight against the beetle, five new council areas have now been added to the quarantine blanket, which now encompasses 30 councils; Armadale, Kwinana, Mundaring, Rockingham, and Serpentine Jarrahdale have now been included.
The beetles are tiny.
Picture: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
There is a “zone A” encompassing the central suburban area up to Balga in the north, Ellenbrook in the northeast, Gosnells in the southeast, and Wattleup in the south.
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