Learn about the Mallee Looper

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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?

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!)

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 …

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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).