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Help keep bumblebees out of Victoria

Look out for spotted wing drosophila aka "The Berry Monster" in your patch

Who wants to be a Pest Warrior?

Beware the red imported fire ant!

The rise of the Fall armyworm

Forewarned is forearmed - the benefits of using sticky traps in your garden

Beneficial ladybugs on a plant with aphids

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 …
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beneficials, Cesar Australia, good bugs, podcasts

Children with magnifying glass in the grass

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, podcasts, surveillance

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 …
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bad bugs, Cesar Australia, exotic, pests

What bug is that?

Spotted lanternfly with wings spread

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 …
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bad bugs, Cesar Australia, exotic, podcasts

Bee on a flower

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, podcasts

Stick trap in a tomato garden

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, Citrus Australia, pests, surveillance

Protect your patch, What bug is that?

3 images of fruit fly and maggots in a tomato

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, fruit

Gardening tips, Protect your patch

garden with city landscape in background

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 …
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Cesar Australia, community, garden, plant health, podcasts

Spider and web in urban setting

Published - 22 January 2021
By Kellyanne Harris & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 6: Be kind to spiders with Dr. Lizzy Lowe

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 6: Be kind to Spiders with Dr. Lizzy Lowe

Dr. …
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bad bugs, beneficials, good bugs, pests, podcasts

Podcasts, Resources

Published - 15 January 2021
By Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Look out for spotted wing drosophila aka “The Berry Monster” in your patch

Drosophila suzuki – commonly called the spotted wing drosophila or SWD.
The spotted wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii) is an exotic fruit fly which favours soft-fleshed …
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bad bugs, berries, exotic, pests, surveillance

What bug is that?

Portrait of Dr Rosa Crnov

Published - 14 January 2021
By Kellyanne Harris & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 5: The role of the Victorian Chief Plant Health Officer with Dr. Rosa Crnov

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 5: The role of the Victorian Chief Plant Health …
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, biosecurity, exotic

Published - 8 January 2021
By Kellyanne Harris & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 4: Buying healthy and diseases free plants with David Reid

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 4: Buying healthy and diseases free plants with David …
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garden, nursery, Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria, plant health, podcasts, seeds

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