insects

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 August 202627 August 2026

NZ will use environmental DNA in an insect biosecurity response for the first time, to check Auckland waterways for signs […]

In the News | Published: 16 February 202616 February 2026

Voting closes at midnight for the Entomological Society’s Bug of the Year 2026. Here are some of the 21 bugs […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 February 202507 August 2025

Bat hitchiking, mealybug milking, and defensive bleeding – the creepiest crawlies and freakiest fliers of Aotearoa are duking it out […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 September 2015

Invasive Argentine ants carry a virus linked to colony collapse in bees as well another insect virus new to science, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 February 201528 March 2016

Containment at early stages is critical, say experts commenting on the detection of Queensland fruit flies in Auckland. The flies, […]

In the News | Published: 19 February 201519 February 2015

The discovery of solitary male Queensland fruit fly in the Grey Lynn area of Auckland has biosecurity authorities on high […]

In the News | Published: 22 April 201428 March 2016

The media is abuzz over a new wasp biocontrol research project. Landcare research has received research funding to investigate a […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 April 201328 March 2016

The European Commission has voted in favour of a two-year moratorium on the use of a pesticide known to harm […]

In the News | Published: 01 December 201101 December 2011

The faltering march of an invasive ant species has been making headlines both in New Zealand and overseas. The invasive […]

In the News | Published: 08 April 201115 April 2011

Landcare Research has announced its plans to use at least two species of dung beetle to improve New Zealand’s environment. […]