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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Rabbits, Vertebrate pests, Biological control, Biological control agents, Western Australia
Disciplines
Other Animal Sciences | Other Immunology and Infectious Disease
First Page Number
26
Last Page Number
30
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
When myxomatosis was introduced into Western Australia in the early 1950s, farmers, pastoralists and government alike thought it was an answer to the rabbit problem.
The disease was devastatingly effective in the short term and initially had a 99 per cent kill rate. With time, the virus declined in strength, and the surviving rabbits have multiplied.
There have been many recent reports about new forms of biological control for rabbits and potential improvements in old ones.
This article summarises each of the prospective methods and improvements, and assesses the potential usefulness of each.
Recommended Citation
Wheeler, Stuart
(1993)
"An update on the biological control of rabbits,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 34:
No.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol34/iss1/6