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Photo: Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS Biosecurity officials are admitting defeat, saying it is no longer possible to wipe out a destructive species of tree-boring pest from a city's parks.

ByTom Wark Updated June 19 2025 - 6:31pm, first published 6:30pm ByTom Wark Updated June 19 2025 - 6:31pm, first published 6:30pm ...

A tree-boring pest native to southeast Asia is destroying species in Perth's city parks. Photo: Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS Biosecurity officials are admitting defeat, saying it is no longer ...