Published - 4 March 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Securing pollination through revegetation Dr Katya Hogendoorn discusses how growers can harness the pollination services provided by native and feral honey bees using strategic floralistic support at the APAL … Read More bees, pollination, revegetation Beneficials
Published - 4 March 2020 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Pollination under netting – Learnings from NZ At the APAL Grower Update, Dr Lisa Evans discussed honey bees and how their behaviour can be affected under netting – focussing on her study … Read More bees, pollination under netting Beneficials
Published - 20 February 2020 By Dr Stephen Quarrell (University of Tasmania) Earwigs: ugly critters we should learn to love Earwigs, everyone knows them, but most people hate them. That said, they are probably one of the best predators in your orchard! Why are they so … Read More beneficial predators, codling moth, earwigs, LBAM, wooly aphid Beneficials, Pests
Published - 4 December 2019 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) Woolly aphid parasitoids At this time of year woolly apple aphid colonies will be starting to expand as crawlers emerging from overwintering sites on the roots, begin to … Read More parasitoids, woolly aphid, woolly aphid parasitoid, woolly aphid wasp Beneficials, Pests
Published - 23 September 2019 By David Williams (Agriculture Victoria) and Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Cost of Biologicals versus Chemicals Many growers ask the question: What is the cost per hectare for treatment for a pest such as mites? Are chemicals or biological control agents … Read More beneficials, biocontrols Beneficials, Useful Tools
Published - 10 September 2019 By Dr Stephen Quarrell (University of Tasmania) Think Pollination As the 2019 production season draws closer it’s time to think pollination. By now you should already have had or are having discussions with your … Read More bees, pollination Beneficials, Weeds
Published - 30 July 2019 By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) Brush up on good bugs Beneficial insects and mites may already be in your orchard working to reduce populations of pests. But did you know many are also commercially available … Read More beneficials, good bugs, parasites, parasitoids, predators, predatory mites, predatory wasps Beneficials, Pests, Resources
