La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary

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• Nursery and nesting boxes
  • Indigenous plant nursery
  • Nesting boxes
    • Native species that use nesting boxes
    • Feral species in nesting boxes and hollows
    • Looking after your nestbox
    • Nestbox prices
• Wildlife
• About the La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary
• Land management
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A number of introduced animals compete with Australian animals for nesting hollows. Of these the Starlings, Indian Mynahs and Honey Bees are the most destructive. They contest with native species for nesting hollows and some will even build nests over the tops of nests of native animals. Introduced species and their nests should be removed from nesting hollows and boxes. Nests built by Indian Mynahs and Starlings usually are very untidy and often contain plastic and other bits of rubbish.

In the case of bees a pest strip placed in a box for a few days will kill them. All dead bees and honey comb should be removed (the honey should not be consumed).

Caution: Bees can be very aggressive. We recommend you contact your local council for advice or contact a professional pest controller.