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 - 20 April 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 11: Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden with Dr Lizzy Lowe The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 11: Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden with Dr … Read More beneficials, Cesar Australia, good bugs, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
Published - 30 March 2021 By Dr Jessica Lye (Cesar Australia) Keep a lookout for the exotic spotted lanternfly Cover image: Richard Gardner, Bugwood.org The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a high priority plant pest in many countries around the world. Currently, the spotted lanternfly is … Read More bad bugs, Cesar Australia, exotic, pests What bug is that?
Published - 25 March 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 9: Be aware the distinctive but destructive spotted lanternfly with Olivia Reynolds The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 9: Be aware the distinctive but destructive spotted lanternfly … Read More bad bugs, Cesar Australia, exotic, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
Published - 15 February 2021 By Sarah Brown & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 7: Boosting urban plant health and the power of social capital with Dr Jessica Lye The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 7: Boosting urban plant health and the power of … Read More Cesar Australia, community, garden, plant health, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 - 1 November 2019 By Jess Lye (cesar) Urban plant biosecurity – understanding emerging risks, supporting resilient cities and safeguarding rural industry Urban growth is critically linked to biosecurity risk, however the extent of this risk is not well understood and efforts to engage urban dwellers in … Read More biosecurity, Cesar Australia, community, diseases, pests Gardening tips, Protect your patch