Karen Chappel: Borers threaten hundreds of our trees and must be stopped

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Karen Chappel: Borers threaten hundreds of our trees and must be stopped

Many of Perth’s much-loved mature trees are being cut down and mulched as an insect the size of a sesame seed wreaks havoc across a large part of the metropolitan area.

The polyphagous shot-hole borer is attacking and killing trees like the Moreton bay fig, the London plane tree, and the box elder maple, community favourites that people love.



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