Cats Claw Creeper vine is grown on site for our Jewel Beetles. Occasionally Aphids move into our growing shade house sucking the sap from the vine, secreting deposits of honeydew. Honeydew often causes sooty mould which need to be removed from the leaves before introducing the Jewel beetles. In good conditions, aphids can reproduce rapidly […]
A Successful Bio-Control Forum
Gympie & District Landcare Group held their first annual biocontrol forum in May 2019. Various groups from South East Queensland attended, to discuss the impact of Cats Claw Creeper and Madeira vine. Dhileepan from Biosecurity Queensland gave a power point presentation on existing bio-control insects and the prospect of future pathogens like a leaf rust, […]
Bio-Control – Saunders’ Case Moth Caterpillar (Metura Elongatus)
Often, we find unwanted insects in our tunnel houses like scale and aphids, but the most interesting creature we discovered recently is the Saunders’ Case Moth Caterpillar. The caterpillar builds a mobile bag covered with silk, leaves and short twigs. When threatened, they retreat, sealing the front of the opening of the bag until it […]
