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Australia’s amphibian apocalypse I Australian Rural & Regional News

Summary by Australian Rural & Regional News
Ninety years ago this month, Australia embarked on an ambitious but ultimately ill-fated experiment in biological control. In 1935, Queensland sugar cane farmers faced a relentless enemy—the cane beetle. These voracious insects burrowed into sugarcane roots, devastating crops and threatening an industry vital to the nation’s economy. Desperate for a solution, scientists at the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations (BSES) looked to overseas biolog…
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Australian Rural & Regional News broke the news in on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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