tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post6887271361355583910..comments2024-03-09T18:27:46.282+11:00Comments on The Nature of Robertson: Robertson Green Restaurant and Pub BeetleDenis Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-83574390396977289552011-09-29T23:57:28.213+10:002011-09-29T23:57:28.213+10:00Hello
I found this beetle in Victoria and suspect ...Hello<br />I found this beetle in Victoria and suspect it is not Anoplognathus but the eucalyptus chafer Xylonichus eucalypti. There's not many of these on line and pretty hard to ID. You can also find it on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/66925960@N08/6151227037/in/set-72157627569531870 or http://www.lochmantransparencies.com/p2927/eucalyptus-chaferMartin Lagerweynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-75962448774079253992008-10-19T17:29:00.000+11:002008-10-19T17:29:00.000+11:00Thanks Duncan. Beetles in soup? No thanks. Welcome...Thanks Duncan. Beetles in soup? No thanks. <BR/>Welcome, Robert. I have another contact in Florida, who has mentioned our Melaleucas being a problem there. Humble apologies. Will trade them with foxes, rats, rabbits, Cane Toads, Ivy, Tradescantia etc. Plants and animals without natural enemies can suddenly become a problem which is unimaginable in their natural environment. Melaleucas pose no threats here, that I am aware of. But they love swampy ground - which presumably why they were introduced.<BR/>Hydrologists (good ones) are rare in Australia. Most of our local ones are paid by Government to say it is OK to drain groundwater, by longwall mining, or for bottling by Coca Cola (as Mineral Spring Water). I have written much about the need to protect the local Kangaloon Aquifer.<BR/>Nice to have you drop by. <BR/><BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-4406492032698446242008-10-19T02:57:00.000+11:002008-10-19T02:57:00.000+11:00We are still battling with your melaleuca down her...We are still battling with your melaleuca down here: it's an invasive exotic in Florida. And we also recruited a beetle to help us keep it in check. But I also understand we returned the favor with the pond apple! Great blog by the way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989947946488835186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-42470271184387638072008-10-18T18:47:00.000+11:002008-10-18T18:47:00.000+11:00Better on the screen door than in your soup Denis!...Better on the screen door than in your soup Denis! A nice beetle, new one on me.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182951711946882353noreply@blogger.com