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 Podcasts
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
