February 2018 AgMemo - Surveillance targets TPP in WA IMAGE (A2724335).jpg

DPIRD staff member inspecting a sticky trap through a microscope
DPIRD is preparing for its autumn round of TPP surveillance. During WA’s spring surveillance campaign, 6000 TPP were tested for the CLso bacteria which were collected from more than 1000 sites across the Perth metropolitan area and surrounds. There were no positive detections of the CLso bacteria.