Introducing 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.

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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.

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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!

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What you can do
What you can do

You can help us unravel the causes and effects of the Mallee Looper outbreak by assisting with monitoring, hosting a moth trap (November), or looking out for caterpillars and damage (January onwards).

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iNaturalist - Looking for Mallee Loopers
iNaturalist - Looking for Mallee Loopers

Please contribute observations of Mallee Looper caterpillars or moths to this iNat project https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/looking-for-mallee-loopers

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Factsheets
Factsheets

Download factsheets on identification and the Mallee Looper outbreak here.

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Research updates

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The Mallee Looper - project overview
The Mallee Looper - project overview

Read on for an overview of our research project exploring the outbreak of Mallee Looper caterpillars in the Victorian Mallee.

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. Research is led by Wildlife Unlimited, in partnership with Mallee Conservation.