-- Edited by Weevil on Friday 1st of May 2015 06:45:29 PM
Bruce and Bev said
05:47 PM May 1, 2015
the CSIRO bought in an African dung beetle many years ago and the maintenance cost for WA to run this programme was about $300,000 per year. The country fly population almost went to zero.
When Alan Carpenter became Premier he canned the programme - all to save the same amount of money that we pay a senior public servant.
Our current Premier re-introduced it last year, with an initial start-up cost of about $500K, but this will drop down - but we wont see a big drop in farm flies (even in Perth where they are very common) for about 3-4 years as the beetle population builds up in the country.
We're here amoungst the flies they are that thick at the moment that "happy hour" seems to have been cancelled in most camps until further notice. The misus thought she would outsmart the flies a bought a hat with pics of flies printed all over it thinking the real ones would see the fake ones and decide it would be too overcrowded to land there..... it didn't work!.
If you're coming this way come armed with a good insect net to cover your face, cause these little buggers are attracted to the Aeroguard!.
Weevil said
12:55 PM May 2, 2015
Thanks for the feedback madaboutled, good to get reports from those in an area at the time.
We usually get our fly nets from IGA (cheapest) or Tourist Info Centres.
TommyG said
06:04 PM May 2, 2015
"We usually get our fly nets from IGA" Do you wear them out often? We still have a pair from 2008.
Weevil said
06:22 PM May 2, 2015
No, but they are easily lost or mislaid or accidently left at home. Still got yours from 2008, good for you.
-- Edited by Weevil on Saturday 2nd of May 2015 06:24:49 PM
See;
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-01/fly-plague-strikes-mid-west-and-gascoyne-wa-towns/6435932?section=wa
-- Edited by Weevil on Friday 1st of May 2015 06:45:29 PM
the CSIRO bought in an African dung beetle many years ago and the maintenance cost for WA to run this programme was about $300,000 per year. The country fly population almost went to zero.
When Alan Carpenter became Premier he canned the programme - all to save the same amount of money that we pay a senior public servant.
Our current Premier re-introduced it last year, with an initial start-up cost of about $500K, but this will drop down - but we wont see a big drop in farm flies (even in Perth where they are very common) for about 3-4 years as the beetle population builds up in the country.
Another stupid, short sighted pollie decision
We're here amoungst the flies they are that thick at the moment that "happy hour" seems to have been cancelled in most camps until further notice. The misus thought she would outsmart the flies a bought a hat with pics of flies printed all over it thinking the real ones would see the fake ones and decide it would be too overcrowded to land there..... it didn't work!.
If you're coming this way come armed with a good insect net to cover your face, cause these little buggers are attracted to the Aeroguard!.
Thanks for the feedback madaboutled, good to get reports from those in an area at the time.
We usually get our fly nets from IGA (cheapest) or Tourist Info Centres.
No, but they are easily lost or mislaid or accidently left at home. Still got yours from 2008, good for you.
-- Edited by Weevil on Saturday 2nd of May 2015 06:24:49 PM