Published - 19 December 2019 By Maddy Quirk (AUSVEG) Keep an eye out for tomato potato psyllid The tomato potato psyllid (TPP) is a small sap-sucking insect and a serious pest of tomato, potato, chilli, capsicum, eggplant, tamarillo, sweet potato and weeds … Read More AUSVEG, bad bugs, exotic, pests, vegetables Protect your patch, What bug is that?
Published - 2 October 2019 By Agriculture Victoria Look out for the brown marmorated stink bug this spring The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is an insect that feeds on fruits and vegetables and over winter shelters inside homes and buildings, vehicles, machinery … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, garden, pests What bug is that?
Published - 1 October 2019 By Lana Russell (Agriculture Victoria) Reporting unusual plant pests or diseases Have you spotted an unusual plant pest or disease? You can report these to the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline -1800 084 881. Calls within Victoria … Read More Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, diseases, exotic, pests Protect your patch, Resources, What bug is that?, What plant disease is that?, Where to go for help
Published - 1 October 2019 By Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria) and Jeff Milne (Citrus Australia) Do you have citrus gall wasp in your garden? Citrus gall wasp (Bruchophagus fellis) affects all types of citrus across Australia. The wasp produces lumpy, woody galls around their larvae on branches. The galls … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, citrus, Citrus Australia, diseases, garden What bug is that?, What plant disease is that?
Published - 2 September 2019 By Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria) and Nikki Jones (Agriculture Victoria) Keep those backyard beehives free of disease With spring upon us, backyard beekeepers should be preparing to conduct inspections and maintenance on their hives. Beekeepers have an important role to play in protecting … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, biosecurity What bug is that?