Extensive fires in Carnarvon National Park, Queensland meant quickly revised plans for Dave Yeates, Jacquie Recsei, Noel Starick, and Chris Lambkin in November 2002. Instead the group attacked the semi-arid desert regions of north-western Victoria over two weeks. 23 malaise traps were set and serviced at Wyperfeld, Murray Sunset, Little Desert National Parks, Lawloit State Recreation Reserve, and Big Desert State Forest. Much of the collecting activity centred on Little Desert National Park where the myrtaceous heath was at the peak of spring flowering. Because of the severe drought numbers were down with about 700 therevids collected, but biodiversity remained high, with at least one new genus collected.

Noel Starick, Jacquie Recsei, Chris Lambkin and Dave Yeates at Nhill, Victoria.
Photo Nhill Free Press.

Little Desert National Park, Western Block: Dave Yeates, Jacquie Recsei, and Chris Lambkin
collecting in flowering heath. Photo Noel Starick, CSIRO.

Murray Sunset National Park, mallee track. Photo Noel Starick, CSIRO.

Little Desert Lodge: schoolchildren from Hamilton Victoria shown hand netted material.
Photo Noel Starick, CSIRO.

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