Dr. Jessica Lye talks about how you can help boost plant health in the city and the power of social capital in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/3dfO2zA

Cynthia Kefaloukos talks about keeping bees healthy in your garden in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/3d0LWld

Olivia Reynolds describes the Spotted Lanternfly and why is causes so much damage in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/3ddGGLw

Get the kids out in the garden this school holidays and make a worm farm to improve the fertility of your soil 🌺 buff.ly/34e9CyN

Have you ever tried finding a needle in a haystack? That’s what its like trying to find exotic pests. Tim Hurst talks about how urban gardeners can help with pest surveillance in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/3wVXq2C

Decomposers, parasitoids, pollinators, predators... what?!. Dr Lizzy Lowe explains what some of the good bugs you want in your garden are in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/3dxys1T

Do you have a copy of our popular pest warrior comic? You can also read the comic online as well! buff.ly/3c8zttk

Antonette Walford, entomologist with Agriculture Victoria explains what the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug looks like and what to do if you happen to find one in your garden in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/2TOUEgU

Queensland has been battling the Red Imported Fire Ant for twenty-years now. Kate Retzki from the National Fire Ant Eradication Program explains more about their efforts to eradicate this pest in the ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/2XKWQrP

Xylella fastidiosa, poses a threat to our ag & hort industries with over 600 plant species at risk. Craig Elliott explains more about this pest and what is being done to manage its spread in the ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/3kDuXKo

Do you know the best way to report a suspect pest? buff.ly/3sXLix1

Regional coordinator of the Yarra Valley Queensland Fruit Fly Group, Bronwyn Koll explains why the community needs to come together to manage Queensland Fruit Fly in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/3E2sv8V

Do you use sticky traps in your garden? buff.ly/3b0Ow8Z

Robert McDougall from Cesar Australia explains the solitary lives that Australian native bees live in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/3vqGHok

Tim Hurst from Agriculture Victoria talks about emerging technology to keep Australia free of a range of pests in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/3MBVoeN

Michael Whitehead, explains why the large earth bumblebee is not the kind of bee you want to hear buzzing around your garden, and what to do if you suspect you find one in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen 🎧 here buff.ly/3NnWRrf

#V23 Tip#2: Attention #winemakers! If you’re visiting vineyards between regions, states, #Phylloxera Zones, and/or countries, remember your #footwear and clothing can pick up and spread pests including phylloxera. Know the zones and precautions you must take. #Vinehealth

See you at Melbourne Flower & Garden Show from 29 Mar - 2 Apr @ Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Gardens. There’ll be showbags, live minibeasts & preserved insect displays. Plus, a photo comp for the best insect photos with some great prizes on offer. Urban Plant Health Network AUSVEG

LISTEN : With spring and summer just around the bend, it's time to get to know the flies in your garden... what's good, bad and really bad 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰 extensionaus.com.au/urbanplantheal…

Biosecurity Manager with Citrus Australia, Dr Jessica Lye, explains how the CitrusWatch program aims to keep Australia free of exotic pests and diseases in the latest ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Bug-ly’ episode. Listen here: extensionaus.com.au/urbanplantheal…