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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

Tomato plant

Published - 30 December 2020
By Kellyanne Harris & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 3: Taking a close look at the tomato potato psyllid, otherwise known as TPP with Callum Fletcher

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 3: Taking a close look at the tomato potato …
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AUSVEG, bad bugs, pests, plant health, podcasts

citrus tree with podcast icon

Published - 16 December 2020
By Kellyanne Harris & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

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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citrus, Citrus Australia, diseases, pests, plant health, podcasts

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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AUSVEG, bad bugs, biosecurity, garden, good bugs, podcasts

Bumblebee on blue wildflower

Published - 14 October 2020
By Kellyanne Harris and Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria)

Help keep bumblebees out of Victoria

Bumblebee on blue wild flower
Bumblebees are large, hairy, social bees belonging to the family Apidae (subfamily Bombinae). Bumblebees are not known to occur on mainland …
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, bees, exotic, pests

What bug is that?

Red imported fire ant

Published - 21 September 2020
By Madeleine Quirk (AUSVEG)

Beware the red imported fire ant!

Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta
The Red Imported Fire Ant, commonly referred to as RIFA, is a serious exotic species that could impact Australia’s natural …
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bad bugs, exotic, pests, plant health

What bug is that?

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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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, exotic, garden, pests

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

Child holding vegetables

Published - 30 April 2020
By David Reid (Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria)

Growing your own food is a reminder that life continues

A stroll through your local nursery for vegetable seedlings or seeds is most likely to show empty shelves and benches right now. Gardeners new and …
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garden, nursery, Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria, seeds, vegetables

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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Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, garden, pests

Gardening tips, Protect your patch

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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bad bugs, beneficials, Cesar Australia, garden, good bugs, pests

Gardening tips, Protect your patch

Published - 1 April 2020
By Jo Chong Wah and Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria)

Our activity book will get your kids learning about “bad bugs” to look out for

It’s a really challenging time, with all of us in self-isolation.. Parents are working from home and kids are out of school. Are you struggling to …
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, bees, exotic, garden, pests, plant health

What bug is that?

Fall armyworm larva (caterpiller)

Published - 23 March 2020
By Madeleine Quirk (AUSVEG)

The rise of the Fall armyworm

Fall armyworm larva / Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
The fall armyworm (FAW) is a moth native to the subtropical and tropical Americas, including the …
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AUSVEG, bad bugs, exotic, pests, plant health

What bug is that?

Amegilla cingluata - Blue Banded Bee Image credit: Erica Siegel

Published - 21 January 2020
By Dr Jessica Lye (cesar)

Busy, busy bees: Honey is only part of the picture

Amegilla cingulata – Blue-banded bee. Image credit: Erica Siegel
If I were to ask you what a native Australian bee looks like, what would you say?
To …
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bees, beneficials, Cesar Australia, good bugs

What bug is that?

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