Media release no.
Pome fruit growers can breathe a sign of relief with the announcement that WA is once again free from the world's worst insect pest of apples and pears. A three year eradication campaign of codling moth has come to an end, after an outbreak of the pest was discovered in the Dwellingup area in January 1998. Eradication Campaign Manger, Bill Trend from Agriculture Western Australia, said the success of the campaign has been due to the close collaboration between the agency, industry and the local community. The progress of the campaign was monitored by pheromone traps and by inspect fruit across the grader. Growers also placed pheromone traps in their orchards to confirm the absence of the pest.