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Western NSW landholders call for more resources to fight Hudson pear spread

The spines on a Hudson Pear end in a barb, which makes removing it once it's in the flesh a painful exercise. (Supplied: David Sullivan)

Farmers and residents in Lightning Ridge are calling for more support to control a growing infestation of a state-declared noxious weed in north-west New South Wales.    

Hudson pear is a highly invasive cactus that was brought to Australia sometime in the 1960s.

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