Shane has been busy setting up our shared office while Lavina has provided us with a computer and internet access which has proven to be an invaluable tool. Eighteen months into our Leaf tying moth project we began our first field releases. Over 700 moths have been relocated to two sites in Gympie and more […]
Bug of the month – Leaf tying moth
A leaf tying moth by the name of Hypocosmia pyrochroma, a native of subtropical South America, was released in Australia in 2007 as another biocontrol agent to control the environmental invasive weed Cat’s Claw creeper. In late 2017 Landcare’s Bio Control Manager Yvonne and some volunteers travelled to Boompa, south of Biggenden, to monitor the activities […]
