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 - 24 May 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Making a worm tower for your garden Not all gardens have the space for a worm farm, but worms help to improve soil fertility in gardens and are a great way to … Read More beneficials, garden, Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria, plant health, tips Gardening tips
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 - 8 January 2021 By Kellyanne Harris & Jo Chong Wah (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 4: Buying healthy and diseases free plants with David Reid The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 4: Buying healthy and diseases free plants with David … Read More garden, nursery, Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria, plant health, podcasts, seeds The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 … Read More AUSVEG, bad bugs, pests, plant health, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 … Read More citrus, Citrus Australia, diseases, pests, plant health, podcasts The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 … Read More bad bugs, exotic, pests, plant health What bug is that?
Published - 1 April 2020 By Jo Chong Wah and Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria) Our activity book will get your kids learning about “bad bugs” to look out for It’s a really challenging time, with all of us in self-isolation.. Parents are working from home and kids are out of school. Are you struggling to … Read More Agriculture Victoria, bad bugs, bees, exotic, garden, pests, plant health What bug is that?
Published - 23 March 2020 By Madeleine Quirk (AUSVEG) The rise of the Fall armyworm Fall armyworm larva / Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org The fall armyworm (FAW) is a moth native to the subtropical and tropical Americas, including the … Read More AUSVEG, bad bugs, exotic, pests, plant health What bug is that?
