This area has a high number of infested trees.
People in that zone cannot move untreated or unseasoned wood outside the zone unless it is chipped to pieces smaller than 2.5 cm. Residents cannot move plant materials, including living plants, that are greater than 2 cm in diameter outside the zone, and any machinery used to handle green waste must be cleaned before it can be moved from the zone.
The beetles bore small holes.
Picture: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
The Department of Primary Industries has created a “zone B” as a buffer, which encircles most of the greater Perth suburban area, though stops north of Mandurah. The same rules apply as the inner quarantine zone, but wood and plants can go from zone B to zone A.
