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Topic: surveillance

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

We …
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Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, exotic, surveillance

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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

Children with magnifying glass in the grass

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, podcasts, surveillance

The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly

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?

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?

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 …
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Agriculture Victoria, biosecurity, community, diseases, garden, pests, surveillance

Resources, Where to go for help