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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

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
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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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Published - 16 December 2020
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Episode 2: Growing Healthy Citrus Trees in Melbourne with Jeff Milne

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 2: Growing Healthy Citrus Trees in Melbourne with Jeff …
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backyard garden in rows

Published - 8 December 2020
By Kellyanne Harris & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 1: Do you know what sort of bugs are in your backyard garden? With Maddy Quirk

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 1: Do you know what sort of bugs are …
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Published - 27 May 2020
By Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Who wants to be a Pest Warrior?

Who wants to be a Pest Warrior? At the Urban Plant Health Network we’re hoping ALL of you will want to be one!
Read our Pest …
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Read that chemical or pesticide label

Published - 14 April 2020
By Steven Field and Deb Banks (Agriculture Victoria)

Gardeners – read those chemical and pesticide labels!

Backyard gardeners – make sure you read and follow the label of any chemicals you are using in your garden!
We are staying at home and …
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Sticky trap with cage in a citrus tree Image credit: Kimberley Lamont

Published - 7 April 2020
By Julia Severi and Jessica Lye (cesar)

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

Sticky trap with cage in a citrus tree. Image credit: Kimberley Lamont
Sticky traps are pieces of coloured plastic or cardboard, typically yellow (or sometimes blue) …
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Gardening tips, Protect your patch, Resources

Image Credit: Eva Do

Published - 1 November 2019
By Jess Lye (cesar)

Urban plant biosecurity – understanding emerging risks, supporting resilient cities and safeguarding rural industry

Urban growth is critically linked to biosecurity risk, however the extent of this risk is not well understood and efforts to engage urban dwellers in …
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Exotic pests and diseases can hitchhike in cargo from trading and travel

Published - 30 October 2019
By Lana Russell (Agriculture Victoria)

How do pests and diseases get into Australia and how can we detect them?

Historically, our country has been protected by its geographic isolation, which means Australia is free today of many of the pests and diseases common to …
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biosecurity, detect, disease, incursion, pest

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If you see anything unusual , call the exotic plant pest hotline 1800 084 881

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 …
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