Climate Resilient Gardening

New Pests & Disease

As the climate changes, your garden may face new challenges from unfamiliar pests and diseases. This section provides strategies for identifying and managing new threats like the Queensland fruit fly, mosquitoes, gall wasps, and other emerging pests. We’ll offer practical, science-backed advice on how to protect your plants and build their natural defenses against new diseases, ensuring your garden remains healthy and productive.

Articles

Red Imported Fire Ants

As climate change takes effect the value of urban trees has soared. But urban trees continue to be undervalued. Trees help to cool our cities, manage stormwater and improve human

Pest Alert: Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer (PSHB)

The Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer (PSHB) is an invasive beetle first detected in Perth in 2021. Its larvae and associated fungus threaten urban landscapes and gardens, requiring careful management.

Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV)

Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus challenges gardeners to adapt, reinforcing the importance of vigilance, biosecurity, and resilient growing practices in an increasingly unpredictable climate.

Controlling Mosquitoes Sustainably

With rising rainfall and warmer conditions, mosquito populations are increasing across eastern Australia. Sustainable control avoids chemical sprays, which harm the environment and drive resistance, favoring ecological approaches instead.

Myrtle Rust is a Spreading Problem

Myrtle rust is a spreading problem in Australia. It is a fungus, Puccinia psidii, which affects plants in the family Myrtaceae.

Citrus Gall Wasp

Originally, this native wasp was limited to Queensland and northern New South Wales and its preferred host was native finger limes. But citrus gall wasp Bruchophagus fellis has rapidly adapted

Queensland Fruit Fly Prevention

Over time, QFF have extended their range from their native habitat in Queensland rain forests and moved into more marginal habitats, establishing populations all along the east coast of the