Category Archives: Weeds

Spider Mites do their thing

Posted on 20 October, 2011 by fobif

Gorse-controlling spider mites were released near the Loddon Prison about 15 years ago. The mite has spread far and wide and is having a big effect on gorse in some areas. You can find more about these mites on this DPI … Continue reading →

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Beautiful weeds

Posted on 25 July, 2011 by fobif

The lovely foliage in the picture below belongs to the Cootamundra wattle, Acacia baileyana, which is in prolific flower in our region this month. Unfortunately, the Cootamundra is a good example of the rule that most weeds are quite beautiful. … Continue reading →

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Broom attack on Mount Alexander

Posted on 20 July, 2011 by fobif

FOBIF members in April alerted Parks Victoria to the existence of a substantial and dense clump of English Broom on the east side of Mount Alexander. We had not previously noticed this pestiferous weed on the Mount, although it is … Continue reading →

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Bridal Creeper meeting

Posted on 26 April, 2011 by fobif

On April 18 FOBIF and other environmental groups met in Castlemaine with Shauna Potter, national bridal creeper coordinator, to discuss methods of control for this increasingly worrying weed. Conscious of the rampant spread of the creeper, we undertook a small … Continue reading →

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It’s pretty, but it’s a weed

Posted on 11 February, 2011 by fobif

Ian Higgins identified this flower as a Gladiolus specie, probably G.undulatus. It is a weed that several FOBIF members found growing in great numbers beside a roadside in Sutton Grange. Unfortunately, as in the case of Gazanias, Gladiolus undulatus, it is still sold … Continue reading →

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