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Hopes dashed after parasitic worm found to be ineffective at killing invasive millipedes

Wellington residents sounded the alarm about Portuguese millipede infestations last year, after finding hundreds of the scaly black creatures around their homes.

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Hopes dashed after parasitic worm found to be ineffective at killing invasive millipedesWellington residents sounded the alarm about Portuguese millipede infestations last year, after finding hundreds of the scaly black creatures around their homes.
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