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

April 21st, 2022 at 10:53am by Sarah Brown

bees, beneficials, Cesar Australia, good bugs, podcasts

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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Queensland fruit fly on a green leaf

April 12th, 2022 at 01:10pm by Sarah Brown

Agriculture Victoria, community, fruit, pests, podcasts, vegetables

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

March 4th, 2022 at 12:59pm by Sarah Brown

Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, good bugs, podcasts

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
Episode 15: Are you a honey bee pest warrior? with …
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Pest Warrior submits a report on his phone

February 22nd, 2022 at 01:43pm by Sarah Brown

Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, biosecurity, community, exotic, plant health, surveillance

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

Grapes in a vineyard

November 15th, 2021 at 03:34pm by Sarah Brown

Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, exotic, Hort Innovation, podcasts, Wine Australia

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
Episode 14: Australia’s number one priority plant pest with Craig …
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The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

Packages delivered from online shopping and left by a front door

November 3rd, 2021 at 03:57pm by Sarah Brown

Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, community, exotic, pests

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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Protect your patch

October 26th, 2021 at 11:45am by Sarah Brown

bad bugs, community, exotic, podcasts

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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Brown marmorated stink bug on a leaf

July 9th, 2021 at 01:44pm by Sarah Brown

Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, pests, podcasts

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
The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban …
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adult serpentine leafminer

June 9th, 2021 at 02:35pm by Sarah Brown

AUSVEG, bad bugs, biosecurity, pests

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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Protect your patch, What bug is that?

worms in compost soil in a persons hands

May 24th, 2021 at 01:17pm by Sarah Brown

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

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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