Environment & Sustainability Archives - Page 21 of 33

An example of the campaign materials used in Cobram to raise awareness about Qfly

Pilot program reduces fruit fly population in Cobram

09/07/2022 Horticulture Innovation Australia limited 628 Views 0 Comments

By Horticulture Innovation Australia

The Hort Frontiers Fruit Fly Fund aims to control the fruit fly populations that impact the productivity of Australian horticulture industries. At the core of the Fruit Fly Fund is the ground-breaking $60 million SITplus partnership. The SITplus program pulls together some of the world’s leading fruit fly experts and research organisations, to deliver an integrated solution to the management of Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly).… Continue reading

Sap-sucking harlequin bugs cluster together as early-stage nymphs

Environment & Sustainability Pest and Diseases

Understanding insect life cycles

09/07/2022 Denis Crawford 776 Views 0 Comments

By Denis Crawford

There is more than one type of insect life cycle. Understanding the life cycles of insects can help when managing pests and/or encouraging beneficial insects.

**Control pest caterpillars before they reach full size (Supplied by Denis Crawford of Graphic Science)**

In Pest Files of April this year I described the insect life cycle of ‘complete metamorphosis’ or holometabolous development, from egg to larva to pupa to adult.… Continue reading