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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, community, fruit, pests, podcasts, vegetables The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, biosecurity, community, exotic, plant health, surveillance Protect your patch, What bug is that?, Where to go for help
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 … Read More 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 … Read More bad bugs, community, 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 - 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
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 … Read More 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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, community, diseases, garden, pests, surveillance Resources, Where to go for help
