Disease+struck+the+vineyards

Disease struck the vineyards in Warun Ponds (Moorable Valleys), and the vines were destroyed. The terrible disease ‘Phylloxera Vastatrix’ caused by the beetle ‘Phylloxera Verifoliae’ ripped through the vineyards, seriously depleating the sources. Severe actions were soon taken and the infected plants were removed. Workers were advised to change work boots when movies or scraping the harmful bacteria from the bottom of their shoes before moving around the town to stop spreading the disease. Despite intensive work to stop the spreading, by 1890 Geelong’s vineyards and wineries were completely destroyed. Source: The Geelong Advertiser.