Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Breakthrough in Cane Toad Control?

Could this be the most important breakthrough in Cane Toad control, ever?  A Breakthrough scientific discovery to fight the growing spread of cane toads by using poison the pest carries could be trialled in Queensland soon.  A University of Sydney & University of Queensland study has discovered that cane toad reproduction could be stopped by using its poison as a bait to catch toad tadpoles.  It's said that the chemical 'bait' created from the toads' poison could kill an entire clutch of more than 30,000 eggs of toad tadpoles in an area.

More here:
Cane toads croak | Bundaberg News | Local News in Bundaberg | Bundaberg News Mail

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