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Topic: exotic

iMapPest surveillance set up in a paddock with grapevines is an example of emerging technologies

Published - 9 June 2022
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 18: Improving surveillance with emerging technologies with Tim Hurst

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 18: Improving surveillance with emerging technologies with Tim Hurst

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Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, exotic, surveillance

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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

Grapes in a vineyard

Published - 15 November 2021
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 14: Australia’s number one priority plant pest with Craig Elliott

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 14: Australia’s number one priority plant pest with Craig …
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, exotic, Hort Innovation, podcasts, Wine Australia

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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
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bad bugs, community, exotic, podcasts

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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 …
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bad bugs, Cesar Australia, exotic, pests

What bug is that?

Spotted lanternfly with wings spread

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
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bad bugs, Cesar Australia, exotic, podcasts

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Published - 15 January 2021
By Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Look out for spotted wing drosophila aka “The Berry Monster” in your patch

Drosophila suzuki – commonly called the spotted wing drosophila or SWD.
The spotted wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii) is an exotic fruit fly which favours soft-fleshed …
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bad bugs, berries, exotic, pests, surveillance

What bug is that?

Portrait of Dr Rosa Crnov

Published - 14 January 2021
By Kellyanne Harris & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 5: The role of the Victorian Chief Plant Health Officer with Dr. Rosa Crnov

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, biosecurity, exotic

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Bumblebee on blue wildflower

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, bees, exotic, pests

What bug is that?

Red imported fire ant

Published - 21 September 2020
By Madeleine Quirk (AUSVEG)

Beware the red imported fire ant!

Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta
The Red Imported Fire Ant, commonly referred to as RIFA, is a serious exotic species that could impact Australia’s natural …
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bad bugs, exotic, pests, plant health

What bug is that?

Published - 27 May 2020
By Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Who wants to be a Pest Warrior?

Who wants to be a Pest Warrior? At the Urban Plant Health Network we’re hoping ALL of you will want to be one!
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, exotic, garden, pests

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

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