Lord Howe Island is fighting an invasion of the highly-transferable myrtle rust spore, which can wipe out native plants. 9News
is fighting an invasion of the highly-transferable myrtle rust spore, which can wipe out native plants., making up 70 per cent of the island, have been closed to non-essential visitors until the outbreak is brought under control.
"Despite rapid response and treatment, infected sites have been identified in three additional locations during settlement wide sweeps that have been occurring weekly," Christensen. "The impact of myrtle rust on the island's terrestrial ecosystems is of great concern," Christensen said.
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