THE Commonwealth Prickly-Pear Board was instituted in 1920 to study the possibilities of the control of the prickly-pear pest in Australia by means of biological agencies. Previous investigations had ...

control of the prickly-pears, Opuntia inermis and 0. stricta, in Australia affords one of the most outstanding examples of the application of biological knowledge to economic purpose. It needs to be ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Whitsunday. Followed categories will be added to My News. The cochineal insect, traditionally used to make red dyes and food colouring, has been employed to ...

When Arthur Phillip arrived in what would become Australia in 1788, there were more than just colonists and convicts among the First Fleet. On board was a collection of prickly pear plants, infested ...

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