Farmers urged to hold fire on Russian Wheat Aphid treatments

Gregor Heard
June 20 2020 - 9:00am
Jessica Lye, Cesar, says while Russian Wheat Aphid may be present in crops there are few cases where they are at economically damaging levels.
Jessica Lye, Cesar, says while Russian Wheat Aphid may be present in crops there are few cases where they are at economically damaging levels.

Russian wheat aphids (RWAs) are being observed in cropping areas over much of south-east Australia, but while farmers may be uneasy at the presence of the novel pest, first detected in Australia in 2016, entomologists suggest control may not be necessary.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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