Published - 30 October 2023 By Jo Chong Wah Episode 21: Zest warrior: Asian citrus psyllid and the CitrusWatch program with Dr Jessica Lye The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 21: Zest warrior: Asian citrus psyllid and the CitrusWatch … Read More acp, asian citrus psyllid, bad bugs, biosecurity, citizen science, citrus, Citrus Australia, citruswatch, pests, podcasts, surveillance The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 We … Read More Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, exotic, surveillance 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 - 17 April 2021 By Sarah Brown (Agriculture Victoria) Episode 10: Working together to enhance our biosecurity with Tim Hurst The Good, The Bad and the Bug-ly, a Podcast series by the Urban Plant Health Network Episode 10: Working together to enhance our biosecurity with Tim … Read More Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, podcasts, surveillance The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly
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 … Read More Agriculture Victoria, Citrus Australia, pests, surveillance Protect your patch, What bug is that?
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 … Read More bad bugs, berries, exotic, pests, surveillance What bug is that?
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
