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Brown marmorated stink bug on a leaf

Published - 9 July 2021
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 12: Check your deliveries for this stinky hitchhiker with Antonette Walford

Cover image: Adult Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban …
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, pests, podcasts

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adult serpentine leafminer

Published - 9 June 2021
By Madeleine Quirk (AUSVEG)

Inspect your vegetable crops for signs of this leafmining pest

Cover image: Adult of Liriomyza huidobrensis. National Plant Protection Organization, the Netherlands, Bugwood.org
Have you ever wondered what causes the squiggly lines on the leaves of …
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AUSVEG, bad bugs, biosecurity, pests

Protect your patch, What bug is that?

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?

Stick trap in a tomato garden

Published - 16 March 2021
By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria)

Melbourne gardeners join the psyllid hunt

This Easter, gardeners around Melbourne are setting traps in their veggie patches and citrus trees to help Agriculture Victoria researchers search for exotic psyllids. Recently we …
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Agriculture Victoria, Citrus Australia, pests, surveillance

Protect your patch, What bug is that?

Spider and web in urban setting

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

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bad bugs, beneficials, good bugs, pests, podcasts

Resources, The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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?

Tomato plant

Published - 30 December 2020
By Kellyanne Harris & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 3: Taking a close look at the tomato potato psyllid, otherwise known as TPP with Callum Fletcher

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 3: Taking a close look at the tomato potato …
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AUSVEG, bad bugs, pests, plant health, podcasts

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

citrus tree with podcast icon

Published - 16 December 2020
By Kellyanne Harris & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria)

Episode 2: Growing Healthy Citrus Trees in Melbourne with Jeff Milne

The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network
Episode 2: Growing Healthy Citrus Trees in Melbourne with Jeff …
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citrus, Citrus Australia, diseases, pests, plant health, podcasts

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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!
Read our Pest …
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Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, exotic, garden, pests

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

Read that chemical or pesticide label

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, bees, beneficials, garden, pests

Gardening tips, Protect your patch

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