biosecurity

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 December 201807 December 2018

Reports suggest live Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs have been found in a package shipped from the United States and received in […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 November 201821 November 2018

The Government has today announced a funding increase of $13.75 million over three years for research to combat the spread of kauri […]

In the News | Published: 24 August 2018

Ramped up biosecurity controls have done a good job of keeping the dreaded brown marmorated stink bug out of the country. But […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 16 August 201824 August 2018

Despite years of research, we have few tools to combat kauri dieback. If we can’t defeat the disease we’ll lose more […]

In the News | Published: 29 March 201805 July 2018

Over 22,000 cattle will be culled in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease Mycoplasma bovis. Minister for […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 06 March 201824 August 2018

A number of car shipments were turned away at the border last month because they were infested with Brown Marmorated […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 24 August 201703 August 2018

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 August 201703 August 2018

Auckland Council yesterday released a report stating that infection rates of kauri with dieback disease in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 27 July 201703 August 2018

MPI is responding to the discovery of a cattle disease on a South Canterbury farm. Mycoplasma bovis is common internationally but this is the […]