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Where in WA has EHB been found?

There have been 128 confirmed findings of EHB in the Perth metropolitan area in the following suburbs, including nine pine plantations.

  • Aveley
  • Beechina
  • Boya
  • Bullsbrook
  • Carmel
  • Chidlow
  • Connolly
  • Darlington
  • Ellenbrook
  • Forrestdale
  • Gidgegannup
  • Glen Forest
  • Gnangara
  • Hazelmere
  • Henley Brook
  • High Wycombe
  • Hovea
  • Jandabup
  • Karnup
  • Lesmurdie
  • Lexia
  • Mahogany Creek
  • Malmalling
  • Mariginiup
  • Melaleuca
  • Mount Helena
  • Mundaring
  • Murdoch
  • Nowgerup
  • Oakford
  • Oldbury
  • Parkerville
  • Pickering brook
  • Pinjar
  • Reservoir
  • Roleystone
  • Sawyers Valley
  • Serpentine
  • Southern River
  • Stoneville
  • Walliston
  • Wanneroo
  • Wellard
  • West Swan

Private property finds are being cleared of infested or susceptible material, with the EHB Response continuing to clear infested sites as they are found.

Of the confirmed sites:

  • 121 occurred in dead, dry pine in the environment, such as logs, branch stubs and stumps.
  • 7 occurred in untreated pine furniture and timber.

EHB activity has been detected in pine items in the following suburbs, however larvae were detected without exit holes and before the beetle had emerged. These non-emerged, intercepted items are not included in the above figures.

  • Clarkson
  • Beechina
  • Tuart Hill
  • Beldon
  • Spearwood

EHB has been detected several times in Eastern Australia but those infestations were eradicated by fumigation.

Find out if your property is located in a Restricted Movement Zone (RMZ). RMZs form a minimum 2km boundary around areas where EHB has been found, with movement of untreated pine into and out of these areas being restricted.
   


 
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EHB in Perth (Aug '07)