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'The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly' podcast

Top six exotic plant pests

iMapPest surveillance set up in a paddock with grapevines is an example of emerging technologies

Published - 9 June 2022
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 18: Improving surveillance with emerging technologies with Tim Hurst

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 18: Improving surveillance with emerging technologies with Tim Hurst

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Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, exotic, surveillance

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Teddy bear native bees hovering next to a white and yellow flower

Published - 21 April 2022
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 17: The solitary life of native bees with Robert McDougall

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 17: The solitary life of native bees with Robert …
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bees, beneficials, Cesar Australia, good bugs, podcasts

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Queensland fruit fly on a green leaf

Published - 12 April 2022
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 16: The community approach to managing Queensland Fruit Fly with Bronwyn Koll

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
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Agriculture Victoria, community, fruit, pests, podcasts, vegetables

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Bee Biosecurity Officer Ally Driessen showing the sugar shake test for honey bees at a port in Melbourne

Published - 4 March 2022
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 15: Are you a honey bee pest warrior? with Ally Driessen

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
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Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, good bugs, podcasts

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Pest Warrior submits a report on his phone

Published - 22 February 2022
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

What is the best way to report a suspect pest?

So, you find something in your garden that you haven’t seen before. Maybe you have heard us talk about exotic pests and the importance of …
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, biosecurity, community, exotic, plant health, surveillance

Protect your patch, What bug is that?, Where to go for help

Grapes in a vineyard

Published - 15 November 2021
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 14: Australia’s number one priority plant pest with Craig Elliott

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, exotic, Hort Innovation, podcasts, Wine Australia

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Packages delivered from online shopping and left by a front door

Published - 3 November 2021
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Keep an eye out for hitchhiker pests in your online shopping

Are you spending your days doing online shopping as we edge closer to Christmas? Do you have family overseas who are sending presents to your …
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Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, community, exotic, pests

Protect your patch

Published - 26 October 2021
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 13: Queensland’s twenty-year long effort to extinguish fire ants with Kate Retzki

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
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bad bugs, community, exotic, podcasts

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Brown marmorated stink bug on a leaf

Published - 9 July 2021
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 12: Check your deliveries for this stinky hitchhiker with Antonette Walford

Cover image: Adult Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, pests, podcasts

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adult serpentine leafminer

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 …
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AUSVEG, bad bugs, biosecurity, pests

Protect your patch, What bug is that?

worms in compost soil in a persons hands

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 …
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beneficials, garden, Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria, plant health, tips

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

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