Tree inoculation. Man inoculating a Moreton Bay fig tree (Ficus macrophylla) with insecticide. The insecticide is being used to kill the Moreton Bay f

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Tree inoculation. Man inoculating a Moreton Bay fig tree (Ficus macrophylla) with insecticide. The insecticide is being used to kill the Moreton Bay fig psyllid (Mycopsylla fici), which causes defoliation (leaf loss).

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