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lose-up of Eucalyptolyma maideni (Supplied by Denis Crawford of Graphic Science)

Environment & Sustainability Pest and Diseases

Signs of sap-feeding insects

01/05/2022 admin 700 Views 0 Comments

By Denis Crawford

Sap-feeding insects may be quite small, but they usually leave signs of their feeding activity.

I had a couple of speaking engagements at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MIFGS) this year. I was always on the lookout for insect specimens to show people, either the insects themselves, or the damage they cause, or other signs of their activities.… Continue reading

SPICEE, Installed 2016, suspended rotating living air plant sculpture, The Friends School, Hobart, Australia, photgraphed July 2019

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Xeric Tillandsia offer sustainable integration into extreme urban environments

01/05/2022 admin 747 Views 0 Comments

By Lloyd Godman

With expanding cities, foliage cover is often displaced and replaced with concrete and bitumen. A changing climate and increasing temperatures will place greater demands on ways to integrate plants into the urban environment to mitigate the heat island effect.… Continue reading