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Mossies in your birdbath?
Originally posted on Mount Gravatt Environment Group:
Toxorhynchites speciosusand Culex sp. larvae By: Michael Fox Our Koala Drinker research has identified more than birds and Lace Monitors. It is mosquito season so we regularly check the drinkers for mossie larva.…
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Bee Guardian Project – Stage 2 Trial
By: Michael Fox I am often asked: “How do I to get native bees to move into my Bee Home?” People are often thinking of the Native Stingless Bees Tetragonula sp. which, unlike solitary native bees, form colonies and make … Continue reading
Native Solitary Bee Home Trial
By: Michael Fox Australia has over 2,000 species of solitary native bees of which twelve have been identified within Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve. My first introduction to these special locals was wondering about the green insect flying past while we … Continue reading
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Tagged Cr Fiona Hammond - Marchant Ward, Crosby Road Bushcare, Crown Bees, Guardian Bee Home, Leaf Cutter Bees Megachile sp, Mr Fothergill's Small Bee And Insect House, Native Sarsaparilla Hardenbergia violacea, Plant Local to Feed Locals, Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Seventh Brigade Park, solitary native bees, Terry Hanson Reserve, UK Mason Bees
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Understanding community participation in urban conservation
By: Michael Fox Understanding the motivations and challenges of community members already engaged in creating urban wildlife habitat, is a valuable step in building communications strategies to drive behaviour change across the broader community. Therefore, Jake Slinger’s university research thesis … Continue reading
Butterflies in your garden
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By: Michael Fox Caper White – Belenois java I am very lucky to live beside Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve so butterflies and birds are common in my garden. However, at the moment gardens…
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Hovering Hawk Moths in your garden
By: Michael Fox In 1862 Charles Darwin wrote to a friend at Kew [Gardens] “I have just received such a Box full from Mr Bateman with the astounding Angraecum sesquipedalia [sic] with a nectary a foot long. Good Heavens what … Continue reading
Cute Domino Coukoo Bee found
By: Michael Fox Bored being stuck at home? Explore your backyard looking for some of the 2,000 plus species of solitary native bees, or just admire the many butterflies that have appeared since the rain. I found this … Continue reading
Women dig in for the environment
By: Laurie Deacon Sunday was International Women’s Day 8th March and I ran the usual Pollinator Link® bush corridor regeneration at Mount Gravatt State High School with the neighbours. We had three wonderful young local women attend the weeding and … Continue reading
Get with the Buzz at Elorac Place
By: Michael Fox The Pollinator Link® team was proud to be invited to be part of the Health and Wellbeing Expo organised by the Elorac Place Community Centre in Ellen Grove. It was a pleasure to experience the community spirit … Continue reading
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