Stopping Kauri Dieback in its Tracks
Selected native plant extracts may be able to attract and kill the spores of Phytophthora agathidicida – the pathogen causing kauri dieback, according to researchers.…
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Mobile Apps to Keep New Zealand Safe
Mobile technologies are being developed to help New Zealanders report suspected biosecurity threats, with the first step being a bilingual app that helps identify myrtle…
Taking the Sting out of the Common Wasp
Large-scale eradication may be in store for the humble wasp – a species responsible for one of the worst pest problems in Aotearoa. The inventory…
Whakawātea Riha Rāwaho
Māori solutions to biosecurity threats may be the key to combating the serious fungal disease myrtle rust. The inventory of research outputs and resources…
High-Tech Solutions To Invasive Mammal Pests
This research team is helping to develop targeted, next-generation, socially acceptable and cost-effective new technologies to achieve landscape-scale freedom from rats, stoats and possums. …
Biosecurity Network Interventions
The spread of pests, weeds and pathogens into Aotearoa is a major cause of the decline of its biological heritage. This includes profitability of agriculture,…
Public Perceptions of New Pest Control Methods
One of the nation’s largest surveys on public attitudes toward new pest control technologies has shown that most New Zealanders support the need for pest…
Tiaki mō Kauri: Citizens Combating Kauri Dieback
A community-led social science programme is bringing together researchers, communities and mana whenua to help save Aotearoa New Zealand’s iconic kauri tree.