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Topic: AUSVEG

adult serpentine leafminer

Published - 9 June 2021
By Madeleine Quirk (AUSVEG)

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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AUSVEG, bad bugs, biosecurity, pests

Protect your patch, What bug is that?

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

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

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?

Tomatoes

Published - 19 December 2019
By Maddy Quirk (AUSVEG)

Keep an eye out for tomato potato psyllid

The tomato potato psyllid (TPP) is a small sap-sucking insect and a serious pest of tomato, potato, chilli, capsicum, eggplant, tamarillo, sweet potato and weeds …
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AUSVEG, bad bugs, exotic, pests, vegetables

Protect your patch, What bug is that?

Community garden in Melbourne

Published - 25 October 2019
By Madeleine Quirk (AUSVEG)

Why urban gardeners should care about Australia’s biosecurity

Australia has a world-class biosecurity system and natural barriers that protect us from exotic pests and diseases, which allows our agriculture industries to thrive. But …
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AUSVEG, community, diseases, garden, pests

Protect your patch