Giant Wood Moths
Recently on 'Burke's Backyard' Don and Dr Geoff Monteith, Senior Curator of Insects at the Queensland Museum, went on the hunt for the Giant Wood Moth, which is a fascinating part of garden ecology. The larvae are better known as witchetty grubs. ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Bandicoots in the Backyard
Don investigated some mysterious, funnel-shaped holes in a lawn. That night he returned to the same backyard with a torch, and discovered that bandicoots were coming in from the adjoining bushland and digging in the lawn for grubs, worms and ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Pests - Borer
Borers are caterpillars that attack many types of shrubs and trees, often entering at points of injury. The grubs tunnel into the plant leaving a mass of sawdust. Sometimes gum oozes from the wound. Odd branches or whole trees may be ring-barked ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Your Garden Questions Answered and Mitre 10 Competition
Have you started to notice holes in the foliage of your home-grown vegetables? This is caused by the White Cabbage Moth which lays its eggs on the veggies, which turn into green grubs and chew through the foliage. Neville shows you the best way ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Rudy Edalati
Rudy Edalati is the owner of a popular dog food catering business, also called Barker's Grub, in Cabin John, Maryland. Which do you think your dog would prefer: dry kibble, mushy canned food, or a nice, nutritionally sound helping of Tuna ... [... more]
Random House |
Daniel Maurer
Daniel Maurer is an editor of New York magazine's award-winning food and nightlife blog Grub Street. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, nerve.com, McSweeney's, and Metro. He lives in Manhattan. [... more]
Harper Collins |
