Bat hitchiking, mealybug milking, and defensive bleeding – the creepiest crawlies and freakiest fliers of Aotearoa are duking it out […]
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Bee disease and novel virus in invading ants – Expert reaction
Invasive Argentine ants carry a virus linked to colony collapse in bees as well another insect virus new to science, […]
Continue readingFruit fly incursion – experts respond
Containment at early stages is critical, say experts commenting on the detection of Queensland fruit flies in Auckland. The flies, […]
Continue readingFruit fly find prompts Auckland lockdown
The discovery of solitary male Queensland fruit fly in the Grey Lynn area of Auckland has biosecurity authorities on high […]
Continue readingWasp-attacking mite to be studied
The media is abuzz over a new wasp biocontrol research project. Landcare research has received research funding to investigate a […]
Continue readingEU votes against bee-harming pesticides – experts respond
The European Commission has voted in favour of a two-year moratorium on the use of a pesticide known to harm […]
Continue readingInvader ants don’t last in New Zealand
The faltering march of an invasive ant species has been making headlines both in New Zealand and overseas. The invasive […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Dung beetles to improve kiwi farms
Landcare Research has announced its plans to use at least two species of dung beetle to improve New Zealand’s environment. […]
Continue readingMedia Coverage: Ant-dropping wasps causing a buzz
Previously unheard-of wasp behaviour documented by Victoria University scientists has gained major media coverage both in New Zealand and overseas. […]
Continue readingRNZ: New types of grasses being used to keep birds away
Grazzlanz Technology, based in Palmerston North, has received funding to continue research into the commercial development of specific grasses which […]
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