RNAi technology in Aotearoa New Zealand
RNAi technology could help us the Varroa mite and myrtle rust – but what would that involve? This animation was developed as part of our…
Biosecurity - Control
Once pests have become established, how can we best control or eradicate them?
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How an Indigenous community responded to the incursion and spread of myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) that threatens culturally significant plant species – a case study from New Zealand
The incursion of the myrtle rust disease (Austropuccinia psidii) was officially confirmed on 3 May 2017 at a plant nursery located in Kerikeri, North Island,…
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Indigenous peoples’ attitudes and social acceptability of invasive species control in New Zealand
Context In Aotearoa New Zealand, a significant threat to biodiversity, conservation efforts and Indigenous cultural identity is the unwanted introduction of invasive pests, plants and…
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The tails of two invasive species: genetic responses to acute and chronic bottlenecks
Genetic diversity can affect population viability and can be reduced by both acute and chronic mechanisms. Using the history of the establishment and management of…
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Improving wasp control by identifying likely causes of eradication failure
Studying the efficacy of control methods is paramount to successful management of invasive pests and understanding why some colonies survive is important to improve management…
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BRIEF: Social discounting – Giving a voice to future generations and environments.
For environmental decisions, we need discounting practices that value the future in the way that societies, rather than businesses, think about the future: we need…
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BRIEF: TrapSim Plus
Supporting informed decision-making in community predator control planning Predator control groups face the challenge of having to choose which control methods and efforts to use,…
Webinar
Database architecture, process, and pathways
Wananga 3: Database architecture, process, and pathways Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library wānanga series Facilitators: Dr David Medyckyj-Scott (Manaaki Whenua) & Nick Spencer…
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THESIS: Novel biotechnological controls for social wasp eradication: Exploring religious and spiritual Māori perceptions using a Q-Method and kaupapa Māori methodology
This thesis explores the perceptions religious and/or spiritual Māori have about five biotechnological controls proposed for the eradication of the Vespula germanica (German) and Vespula vulgaris (common) wasp-species in…
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Tohora rāo ko Kauri
Tohora rāo ko Kauri – he pukapuka tēnei e kōrero ana mō te hononga i waenga i te tohorā me te kauri. Anei ngā kōrero…
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Crazy & Ambitious 4 – 2024
A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge conference, Crazy & Ambitious 3. 24 – 27 May 2022, at Te Papa,…
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PhD students for University of Otago Josh Gilligan and Gemma McLaughlin talk about their fight against one of New Zealand’s smallest pests.
Sting-riddled students are removing wasp nests in Dunedin for free to further their research to stop the invasive pests costing the economy more than $130million…
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Biotechnologies in pest wasp control: taking the sting out of pest management for Māori businesses?
In Aotearoa New Zealand, the government’s ambitious target of becoming “predator-free” by 2050 has reignited public discussion on biotechnologies. The disproportionate abundance of German and…
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The long-term population dynamics of common wasps in their native and invaded range
We examined the long-term population dynamics of the invasive common wasp, Vespula vulgaris, in its native range in England and its invaded range in New Zealand.…
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The ecology and management of mammal invasions in forests
Here we (1) review the ecological characteristics of mammal invasions in forests; (2) characterize the range of ecological impacts on forest communities and the economic…
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High-throughput chemical screening identifies compounds that inhibit different stages of the Phytophthora agathidicida and Phytophthora cinnamomi life cycles
Here, we have screened over 100 compounds for their anti-oomycete activity, as a potential first step toward identifying new control strategies. Our screening identified eight…
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