Media release no.
12 March 2001 Department of Agriculture - Western Australia Media release No. Landholders, especially those in the Eastern Wheatbelt, have been urged to report any locust activity on their properties to Agriculture Western Australia. The call comes after growers in the Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Southern Cross and Merredin districts sighted large numbers of locust hoppers of up to 100 per square metre. But Mr Walden said it was too early to tell if they were early hatchings from what remained of last year's locusts or whether they had recently migrated from pastoral regions. The reports we've had so far suggest these are very young hoppers.