We had an exciting day recently where we headed out to monitor our Biocontrol insects around the Gympie Region. Once again, all stages of the insects life cycles were located in most of our release sites, which is expected due to the change in season. Our leaf tying caterpillars transferred onto fresh cats claw creeper […]
Bio-Control News – September 2020
Our madeira beetle larvae have been feeding heavily on madeira vine and will head into the soil to pupate within the next few weeks. Unlike our madeira beetles, our jewel beetle breeding cycles have slowed due to the over night temperatures dropping into single digits. Once the overnight temperature increases back into double digits, the […]
Bio-Control News – July 2020
Early this month we travelled 130 kilometers around the Gympie Region checking on our little bio-control bugs and beetles. Even though the cold weather is here, we found all life cycles of our Tingid bugs, jewel beetles and madeira beetles – from eggs to larvae to even adults! Nina, Nathan, Anne, Corinne, and I were […]
