Funding needed for Q-fly research

Updated November 23 2015 - 2:53pm, first published April 17 2015 - 1:12pm
Qld Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Peter Leach says while the $2 million spent on Q-fly research sounds impressive, it’s not enough to maintain the fight against the pest which costs the industry about $150 million.
Qld Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Peter Leach says while the $2 million spent on Q-fly research sounds impressive, it’s not enough to maintain the fight against the pest which costs the industry about $150 million.

SEVENTY-five times more money goes into controlling Queensland Fruit Fly than that spent on research into beating the pest.

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