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Queensland fruit fly on a green leaf

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, community, fruit, pests, podcasts, vegetables

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

Pest Warrior submits a report on his phone

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, biosecurity, community, exotic, plant health, surveillance

Protect your patch, What bug is that?, Where to go for help

Packages delivered from online shopping and left by a front door

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, community, exotic, pests

Protect your patch

Published - 26 October 2021
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 13: Queensland’s twenty-year long effort to extinguish fire ants with Kate Retzki

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 13: Queensland’s twenty-year long effort to extinguish fire ants …
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bad bugs, community, exotic, podcasts

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

garden with city landscape in background

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 …
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Cesar Australia, community, garden, plant health, podcasts

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

Image Credit: Eva Do

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 …
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biosecurity, Cesar Australia, community, diseases, pests

Gardening tips, Protect your patch

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

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, community, diseases, garden, pests, surveillance

Resources, Where to go for help