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 Podcasts
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. … Read More bad bugs, beneficials, good bugs, pests, podcasts Podcasts, Resources
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 - 7 April 2020 By Julia Severi and Jessica Lye (cesar) Forewarned is forearmed – the benefits of using sticky traps in your garden Sticky trap with cage in a citrus tree. Image credit: Kimberley Lamont Sticky traps are pieces of coloured plastic or cardboard, typically yellow (or sometimes blue) … Read More bad bugs, beneficials, Cesar Australia, garden, good bugs, pests Gardening tips, Protect your patch
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?
