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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, biosecurity, community, exotic, plant health, surveillance Protect your patch, What bug is that?, Where to go for help
Published - 16 March 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Melbourne gardeners join the psyllid hunt This Easter, gardeners around Melbourne are setting traps in their veggie patches and citrus trees to help Agriculture Victoria researchers search for exotic psyllids. Recently we … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Citrus Australia, pests, surveillance Protect your patch, What bug is that?
Published - 2 November 2022 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 19: What’s all the buzz about bumblebees? with Michael Whitehead The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 19: What’s all the buzz about bumblebees? with Michael … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, bees, exotic, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 We … Read More Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, exotic, surveillance The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
Published - 2 September 2019 By Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria) Welcome to the Urban Plant Health Network Urban and community gardeners of Greater Melbourne, this is your network! The Urban Plant Health Network connects you with industry and government experts to help you … Read More Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, community, diseases, garden, pests, surveillance Resources, Where to go for help
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 Episode 16: The community approach to managing Queensland Fruit Fly … Read More Agriculture Victoria, community, fruit, pests, podcasts, vegetables The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 Episode 15: Are you a honey bee pest warrior? with … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, good bugs, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 Episode 14: Australia’s number one priority plant pest with Craig … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, exotic, Hort Innovation, podcasts, Wine Australia The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, diseases, exotic, pests Protect your patch, Resources, What bug is that?, What plant disease is that?, Where to go for help
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, community, exotic, pests Protect your patch
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, diseases, pests Protect your patch, Resources
Published - 2 October 2019 By Agriculture Victoria Look out for the brown marmorated stink bug this spring The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is an insect that feeds on fruits and vegetables and over winter shelters inside homes and buildings, vehicles, machinery … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, garden, pests What bug is that?
