Research update: Mallee Looper caterpillar (lunch time)

Join us Wednesday 29th April

This is the 12.30-1.30pm lunch time session (webinar is repeated at 6.00-7.00pm)

The Mallee Looper is a native caterpillar that is eating its way through thousands of hectares of Mallee Woodlands in Victoria and South Australia.

Join us to hear the latest research into this mysterious critter.

This webinar will update you on

• How we trap and count Mallee Looper moths (aka how many moths fit in a bucket)

• Egg laying behaviour and ballooning caterpillars

• How the caterpillars grow and why they are so hungry

• The impacts of these very hungry caterpillars and how the Mallee Woodlands respond.

Active hope is shifting from expecting others to solve problems, to taking positive action ourselves.  

Back in 2022, when defoliation of Mallee Eucalypts first became apparent, we didn’t know what was causing it. Now the collective efforts of many individuals and organisations are unravelling the Mallee Looper mystery.

The presentation will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions and share your observations.

Presented by: Friends of Mallee Conservation in partnership with Wildlife Unlimited.

This project of the Regional Drought Resilience Planning program is jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, the Victorian Government and the Natural Resources Conservation Trust.