Wheel Cactus working bee August 2015
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Weeds
Wheel Cactus Program Launch
The Loddon Plains Landcare Network launched it’s 2015 Wheel Cactus Control Program at Mt Buckrabanyule on Sunday 19th April. Ron Kerr Jr from Dja Dja Wurrung provided a Welcome to Country before the Loddon Shire Mayor Cr Gavin Holt officially launched the program with Landcare Facilitator Anthony Gallacher (see right). Armed with spear guns and
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The sun sets on these cacti
The sun sets on treated wheel cactus at Mt Buckrabanyule. The plants paint quite a striking picture with the west sun on them. The cacti were stem injected with glyphosate at a working bee in November as part of the Network’s Wheel Cactus control project.
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Wychitella District Landcare begins integrated cactus management
The Wychitella District Landcare Group has begun a trial of a new biological control agent as part of a new push for integrated weed control of Wheel Cactus (Opuntia robusta) in the Wychitella area. Released on Mt Buckrabanyule in late January, the biological control agent is a cochineal scale insect that has had success in
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LPLN Committee visit to Mt Buckrabanyule
The Loddon Plains Landcare Network Committee of Management had a change of pace for their last meeting, visiting Mt Buckrabanyule located on the western edge of the Network’s area. The Committee members were joined by locals from the Wychitella District Landcare Group, who explained the history and spread of Wheel Cactus (Opuntia robusta) on the
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