In 2021-22 BioResEd has been working with crop consultants and Natural Resource Management professionals to review native plant species suitable for revegetation areas in horticultural landscapes. There are a lot of species to choose from, and here are a few that are worth considering, depending on the type of area being revegetated. They can make a valuable contribution to the restoration and conservation of ecosystem services including soil health, pollination and insect pest regulation.
(Left) This assassin bug, a generalist predator, has caught a moth, which was visiting the flowers of an Ericaceae, located in a native vegetation area adjacent to a macadamia orchard (north of Bundaberg Qld). (Right) Low growing species with tiny white flowers are very attractive to many of the insects that are beneficial in orchards, including native bees and parasitoid wasps, and can help to provision them in year-round habitats.
