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 - 21 April 2022 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) 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 … Read More bees, beneficials, Cesar Australia, good bugs, podcasts 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 - 25 March 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 8: Keeping your backyard bees healthy with Cynthia Kefaloukos The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 8: Keeping your backyard bees healthy with Cynthia Kefaloukos Beekeeping … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, bees, exotic, pests What bug is that?
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, garden, 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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, bees, exotic, garden, pests, plant health What bug is that?
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 … Read More bees, beneficials, Cesar Australia, good bugs What bug is that?
Published - 2 September 2019 By Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria) and Nikki Jones (Agriculture Victoria) Keep those backyard beehives free of disease With spring upon us, backyard beekeepers should be preparing to conduct inspections and maintenance on their hives. Beekeepers have an important role to play in protecting … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, biosecurity What bug is that?
