Pests
Farmers asked to be on lookout for invasive weed
The end of Noogoora burr could be in sight, with a little help from people on the ground.
Fire ants spark panic in Australia
Biosecurity disaster looms from tiny red ant that’s an outsize threat to plants and animals.
Scion drones take aim at pest control
Scion researchers study social and practical aspects of using unmanned aerial vehicles for pest control.
Fall armyworm found in Westland
Apart from Northland, no other finds in the rest of the country this growing season.
Investment to aid trapping tech
Almost $5 million in funding to Predator Free 2050 will help the country’s pest-tech sector develop more innovative…
Rotorua wallabies jumping further afield
Farmers and landowners in the Rotorua region are ramping up efforts to control a long-time wallaby population that…
Fall army worm efforts doubling down
In coming weeks biosecurity officials will be doubling down on efforts to identify if the fall army worm has established itself further in the upper North Island.
$42.9m to bolster biosecurity
The Government has announced funding of $42.9 million to bolster New Zealand’s biosecurity system as part of Budget 2022 and $68m over the next year for M bovis eradication.
Keep an eye out for plant pest
Biosecurity New Zealand and primary sector partners are urging maize and corn growers to keep a close eye out for a crop-killing moth pest with potential to cost cropping farmers millions of dollars.
Varroa gains momentum after 20 years
MORE than two decades after it arrived in New Zealand, varroa mite is being reported as the main reason behind a significant jump in beehive colony losses.
First round of new pest tech out
The results of funding through the Predator Free 2050 project are starting to filter through to regions as new trapping and detection tech starts to take on a commercial head of steam.
Possums’ genetics may seal fate
A better understanding of the genetic technology that could eradicate possums from New Zealand’s landscape does not necessarily mean the pest will undergo gene-editing to get rid of it.
Xylella joins least wanted line up
The country’s “least wanted” list of biosecurity pests and diseases has had the bacteria xylella added to it, as industry officials witness its devastating effects on crops in California and Italy.
Load More