Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7
th, 2025 at 7:04pm:
Gnads wrote on Jan 7
th, 2025 at 11:22am:
Look at the environmental disasters of Cane Toads & Indian Mynah birds to combat the cane beetle - both were failures .... and toads have had a devastating affect right across the country on our native wildlife.
Quote:Common mynas are now widespread throughout eastern Australia from western Victoria in the south to Cairns in the north. They were first brought into Australia from Asia in 1862 to control caterpillars and other insects in market gardens around Melbourne2. In 1883, mynas were transported to Townsville and neighbouring sugarcane-growing areas in north Queensland to combat locusts and cane beetles2. Common mynas were also introduced in New South Wales, although the origin and reasons for the introduction are uncertain. Historical records indicate that the bird was once a protected species in NSW in the 19th century1
SourceMyna birds were
not introduced to control the Cane Beetle at all and their introduction predates the establishment of the CSIRO. Tsk, tsk, tsk...
You trump yourself with your own words you silly old girly skirt wanker.
Indian Mynahs were introduced into QLD to control Cane Beetle. That's why they are called Flying Cane Toads.
I don't give a stuff about Melbournes market gardens ... they were no comparison to the sugar industry.
There were govt organisations i.e. Depts of Agriculture since the 1890's so pre-dating the CSIRO in each colony/state in Australia dealing with such issues regarding agriculture & diseases thereof ..... it was 1st called temporary Advisory Council of Science and Industry in 1916.
In 1920 it became a permanent body. Doing it's own research in 1926.
It ended up as part of the national Govt body of the CSIRO in 1949.
I know you think you're the be all end all know it all
but you're far from it.
https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/csiro-founded#:~:text=Only%20i...