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Originally Posted by blondifan
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That's right. My father remembered in the early 1930s when the infestation was near its peak, about 60 million acres in Qld and NSW.
The
Cactoblastis moth was brought in almost as a last desperate measure, and they were introduced to the pear on the property his father was managing. The pear was devastated, almost overnight.
On our farm there are small pockets of the stuff, and that is encouraged to support the
Cactoblastis population. If you cut the pear open you will invariably find the larvae inside.
