Did you know that nearly 60,000 jewel beetles were harvested by Landcare staff and volunteers over the last twelve months. 200 adult jewel beetles are placed into a tent and left to breed for 45 days. When numbers are sufficient, beetles are individually harvested using a modified vacuum cleaner. Each jar contains some cats claw […]
Weed Watch – Little bluestem (Schizachyrium microstachyum)
Little Bluestem is a long-lived clumping grass that is invading grassy vegetation, pastures, roadsides, disturbed sites and waste areas in south-east Queensland. This species is native to large parts of Central and South America, from Mexico to Uruguay, but it has only come to our attention in Australia in the last 5 years or so. […]
Cane Toad Problems Around Your House, Dam, or Ponds?
Pine Rivers Catchment Association would like to invite you to a forum presented by Professor Rob Capon, Professorial Research Fellow and Group Leader at the University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience. This presentation provides a brief account of the discovery, development and science behind an innovative cane toad tadpole trapping technology that uses a […]
