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 […]
Bio-Control News: Composting Worm Farms Update
Nina, Nathan and I have been busy setting up worm beds by recycling old fridges and freezers. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who kindly donated to the composting worm farm set-up. A mix of Tigers, Blues, Reds, Gardener’s Friend and Nightcrawlers have been purchased and they should arrive in […]
The Latest from Bio Control
Our madeira vine larvae have been on a feeding frenzy and over the next few weeks they will shed their protective slim coatings and head down into the soil to pupate, becoming adult beetles approximately 30 days later. Our prototype composting worm farm recycled from an old freezer is near completion. The freezer is well […]
