The City of Canning has pioneered a new technique for tackling the polyphagous shot-hole borer, which appears to save the trees. Infected trees were injected with a small amount of fungicide and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. On Saturday the war against the critical polyphagous shot-hole borer was stepped up after the state government announced they were ...

That phrase is now starting to be spoken about in regards to the biggest biosecurity response in WA's history — managing the shot-hole-borer. It's been three years since the invasive pathogen ...

Efforts to curb the spread of the shot-hole borer infestation destroying Australia’s urban canopy must ramp up before beetle activity escalates in the warmer months, experts say. The pest is ...

The polyphagous shot-hole borer, a tiny beetle that is killing mature trees, has been detected in four suburbs outside the Perth quarantine zone, sparking concern the invasive pest is spreading.

The polyphagous shot-hole borer is about the size of a sesame seed, but if it finds a tree it likes it can rapidly multiply, growing from just a few beetles, to hundreds, to thousands in a short time.

The state government is being urged to drop non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) being placed on the location of shot-hole-borer infected trees, as concerns about Perth's tree canopy grow. Perth ...