"Rat's tail extends from the northern rivers of New South Wales, to the very tip of Cape York," he said. "It also is on the western side of the ranges, it's in the stream that flow into the Murray ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gladstone. Followed categories will be added to My News. Giant rat’s tail grass (GRT) or Sporobolus pyramidalis (or natalensis), is an exotic grass that is ...

LANDHOLDERS are being asked to take action to eradicate Giant Rat's Tail grass, a pest which is unfortunately rife in parts of our region. Read Today's Paper Tributes & Notices. Rewards.

Peter Thompson, Manager, Elgin Station, Conondale and Weed Scientist Joe Vitelli, Biosecurity Qld discussing giant rats tail (GRT) grass management using a wick-wiper. Photo: AgForce Landowners ...

Trials testing a fungus to control giant rats tail grass in the Tropical North have wrapped up, without much success. The Queensland Department of Agriculture project began in 2012 in conjunction ...

Rat’s-tail fescue (Vulpia myuros) is a competitive, invasive annual grassweed that grows to a height of 70cm. It has a fine and narrow leaf blade with glossy leaves, which measure up to 15cm in ...

A medical researcher who claimed he found a fried rat’s tail in a McDonald’s Happy Meal he bought for his 2-year-old son was convicted of trying to extort $5 million from the restaurant chain.

Giant rat’s tail grass, originally from South Africa, poses a major threat to agriculture and natural ecosystems in Australia. It is a tough, unpalatable species that rapidly outcompetes native ...

Landowners are struggling with an explosion of Giant Rat's Tail grass after widespread, significant rainfall in recent months, coinciding with a shortage in herbicides caused by international ...