Learn about the Mallee Looper

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It takes a lot to kill a Mallee tree
It takes a lot to kill a Mallee tree

It takes a lot to kill a Mallee tree. Several years in fact. But that is just what the Mallee Looper caterpillar is doing.

What is the Mallee Looper?
What is the Mallee Looper?

The Mallee Looper caterpillars are eating their way through thousands of hectares of Mallee Eucalypts. Learn about Loopers and what you can do.

DIY moth trapping (no kill!)
DIY moth trapping (no kill!)

The moths of the Mallee Looper caterpillar will be emerging around the end of November. Learn how to build your own moth trap here!

Research updates coming soon …

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