The first case of fall army worm has been confirmed in Victoria.

The destructive pest was detected in traps set in Orbost.

Rural editor Eddie Summerfield spoke with Gippsland Seed's Production Manager Marni Riordan and Agriculture Victoria Plant Pests and Diseases Manager Chris Pittock.

More information about Fall Army Worm or to report suspect pests:  https://forms.bio.vic.gov.au/public-reporting 

Listen to the full interview above, and Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

The first case of fall army worm has been confirmed in Victoria.
The destructive pest was detected in traps set in Orbost.
Rural editor Eddie Summerfield spoke with Gippsland Seed's Production Manager Marni Riordan and Agriculture Victoria Plant Pests and Diseases Manager Chris Pittock.
More information about Fall Army Worm or to report suspect pests: &nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.bio.vic.gov.au_public-2Dreporting&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=WTu1wrsEmOfarCIKXU_9ySs54xhHCqAwctoCXRhfSmE&amp;r=kCo5N4nqT90MR9yDEVbe6G4AV57maraY8fFStLkKKBoqzo-0RbLh4vgqXQgLACyO&amp;m=IUTPUxMfUR3mUyungTBIjE2zoExcqMwMngadnICm28E&amp;s=uwp3LEQr8mX3t5up-Fmudgo0waZPPrWsr3xgOZB6nNQ&amp;e=" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__forms.bio.vic.gov.au_public-2Dreporting%26d%3DDwMFAg%26c%3DWTu1wrsEmOfarCIKXU_9ySs54xhHCqAwctoCXRhfSmE%26r%3DkCo5N4nqT90MR9yDEVbe6G4AV57maraY8fFStLkKKBoqzo-0RbLh4vgqXQgLACyO%26m%3DIUTPUxMfUR3mUyungTBIjE2zoExcqMwMngadnICm28E%26s%3Duwp3LEQr8mX3t5up-Fmudgo0waZPPrWsr3xgOZB6nNQ%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613000137447000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6GxI1j1s07gYdiUHDpgbgQxV84w">https://forms.bio.vic.gov.au/public-reporting</a>&nbsp;
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