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Bug Watch (Page 5 of 27)
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What does it look like?They are small 2-4 mm in length, pear shaped insects, and are often covered with white waxy strands. The wax filaments give this pest a fluffy, cottony appearance, as though they are covered with wool. Woolly aphids are similar to true aphids. What does it do?Woolly aphids occur on many hardwoods and co...
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Painted Apple Moth - Larva (Teia anartoides)What do they look like?The caterpillars can be indentified by the 4 tufts of hair on their backs an the pair of long thin tufts of black hairs on their head. At full size the caterpillars reach around 30mm long. Adult moths have a wingspan of around 25mm with mottled brown forewings an...
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Asparagus Fern (Protasparagus aethiopicus)This garden escapee was once a popular ornamental plant and could be found growing in hanging baskets, pots and rockeries all around the country. Unfortunately they have become naturalised in many parts of the country and has proven to be invasive, competing with many of our native plant...
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Tomato GrubAs the tomato fruit develops into full size it becomes very attractive to a variety of grubs and caterpillars. The moth knows the fruit will soon ripen providing a storehouse of food for the new and developing (grubs) insects.Even though the fruit is still green, the moth finds the tomato flesh attractive and a perfec...
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What do they look like?The Queensland fruit fly is native to Australia and occurs throughout Queensland and NSW. It is reddish-brown with yellow markings, slightly larger than a housefly. Ripening fruit is its favoured target, so fruit that is picked green is usually not affected. The adult female lays her eggs under the...
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