Published - 9 June 2021 By Madeleine Quirk (AUSVEG) Inspect your vegetable crops for signs of this leafmining pest Cover image: Adult of Liriomyza huidobrensis. National Plant Protection Organization, the Netherlands, Bugwood.org Have you ever wondered what causes the squiggly lines on the leaves of … Read More AUSVEG, bad bugs, biosecurity, pests Protect your patch, What bug is that?
Published - 24 May 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Making a worm tower for your garden Not all gardens have the space for a worm farm, but worms help to improve soil fertility in gardens and are a great way to … Read More beneficials, garden, Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria, plant health, tips Gardening tips
Published - 20 April 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 11: Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden with Dr Lizzy Lowe The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 11: Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden with Dr … Read More beneficials, Cesar Australia, good bugs, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
Published - 17 April 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 10: Working together to enhance our biosecurity with Tim Hurst The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 10: Working together to enhance our biosecurity with Tim … Read More Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, podcasts, surveillance The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
Published - 30 March 2021 By Dr Jessica Lye (Cesar Australia) Keep a lookout for the exotic spotted lanternfly Cover image: Richard Gardner, Bugwood.org The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a high priority plant pest in many countries around the world. Currently, the spotted lanternfly is … Read More bad bugs, Cesar Australia, exotic, pests What bug is that?
Published - 25 March 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 9: Be aware the distinctive but destructive spotted lanternfly with Olivia Reynolds The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 9: Be aware the distinctive but destructive spotted lanternfly … Read More bad bugs, Cesar Australia, exotic, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
Published - 25 March 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 8: Keeping your backyard bees healthy with Cynthia Kefaloukos The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 8: Keeping your backyard bees healthy with Cynthia Kefaloukos Beekeeping … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
Published - 16 March 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Melbourne gardeners join the psyllid hunt This Easter, gardeners around Melbourne are setting traps in their veggie patches and citrus trees to help Agriculture Victoria researchers search for exotic psyllids. Recently we … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Citrus Australia, pests, surveillance Protect your patch, What bug is that?
Published - 26 February 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Act fast to manage that nasty Queensland Fruit Fly in your garden Queensland fruit fly (QFF) (Bactrocera tryoni) is a significant pest which can infest many different types of fruit and fruiting vegetables, making them inedible. It … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, fruit Gardening tips, Protect your patch
Published - 15 February 2021 By Sarah Brown & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 7: Boosting urban plant health and the power of social capital with Dr Jessica Lye The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 7: Boosting urban plant health and the power of … Read More Cesar Australia, community, garden, plant health, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
