Eradication not possible for new pest

By Stephanie Sinclair
May 5 2017 - 6:00am
National authorities have determined tomato potato psyllid can not be eradicated from Australia.
National authorities have determined tomato potato psyllid can not be eradicated from Australia.

THE tomato potato psyllid (TPP) was first detected in Western Australia just three months ago but the pest is here to stay, following a national decision that it cannot be eradicated from Australia.

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