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Top six exotic plant pests

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

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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

Resources, The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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

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