Queensland farmers urge home gardeners to be vigilant as tomato virus strategy shifts

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Queensland farmers are urging home gardeners planting tomatoes, chillies and capsicums to be vigilant over fears that a highly contagious virus will spread. The tomato brown rugose fruit virus was first detected in South Australia last year and it's since been found on a farm in Victoria. Experts and the industry have abandoned eradication efforts and are instead moving to a management strategy.

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