Biosecurity – Control – Page 14 – Biological Heritage NZ

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Thesis: Detection and prevention: Improving techniques to manage Phytophthora agathidicida, the causal agent of kauri dieback

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) have been published as molecular detection techniques for P. agathidicida; however, they are not yet…

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Viral and fungal pathogens associated with Pneumolaelaps niutirani (Acari: Laelapidae): a mite found in diseased nests of Vespula wasps

Introduced social wasps (Vespula spp.) are a pest in many parts of the world. Recently, a mite species (Pneumolaelaps niutirani) was described and associated with disease…

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Public Opinion Towards Gene Drive as a Pest Control Approach for Biodiversity Conservation and the Association of Underlying Worldviews

Synthetic gene drive approaches are nascent technologies with potential applicability for pest control for conservation purposes. Responsible science mandates that society be engaged in a…

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Report

Collective action to eradicate rats and mustelids from a large, peopled landscape: A social-ecological approach

The control or eradication of introduced mammalian predators is one of the most urgent tasks for conserving native wildlife in Aotearoa New Zealand (Elliot et…

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A review of environmental values for New Zealand biosecurity risk assessment

Biosecurity refers to keeping the environment free of unwanted organisms and controlling, managing or eradicating them should they arrive in the country. The New Zealand…

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Policy Briefing

BRIEF: Unlocking collective wisdom

Shared learning with Te Taiao Collectives Network Across Aotearoa New Zealand, collectives of community groups, iwi, hapū, councils, and others are joining forces to protect…

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Report

Literature review of risk assessment and decision making frameworks

The research programme “He Tangata, He Taiao, He Ōhanga (Strategic Outcome 3, New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge) aims to incorporate information from a…

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Summary

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,…

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Webinar

Data governance and sovereignty

Wānanga 6: Data governance and sovereignty. Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library wānanga series Facilitators: Holden Hohaia, Ngāti Maru, Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 4: The need for alternative control products for varroa

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: The need for alternative control products for varroa, with David Wiessing

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Report

Mātauranga Māori Framework for Surveillance – Issues Paper

Working with Tangata Kokiri and mana whenua, ‘an issues paper’, provides the foundation for potential impacts for mana whenua and their whanau/hapū, communities and other…

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Video

How do Scientists Understand Myrtle Rust?

Conversations with six myrtle rust experts from Scion, Plant and Food and Beyond Myrtle Rust Commissioned by Centre for Indigenous Psychologies, and He Taonga Kē…

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Media

Pests invaluable research material

Not many people welcome the discovery of wasp nests, but they are providing invaluable research material for two Dunedin students. University of Otago genetics PhD…

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Report

The use of AI (artificial intelligence) in New Zealand for the sorting of images and classification of animal pest species

This report has been commissioned by the Biological Heritage Challenge to review the current development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for sorting and classifying…

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Publication

Mitonuclear interactions, mtDNA-mediated thermal plasticity and implications for the Trojan Female Technique for pest control

Here we test whether the male-sterilizing effects previously associated with the mt:Cyt-b mutation are consistent across three thermal and three nuclear genomic contexts. The effects of this…

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New Zealand shouldn’t ignore feral cats

A letter to BioScience: A publication in Nature (Owens 2017) attracted our attention recently. The article refers to the ambitious, arduous, and encouraging plan to…

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Biosecurity - Control

Thesis: Detection and prevention: Improving techniques to manage Phytophthora agathidicida, the causal agent of kauri dieback

Viral and fungal pathogens associated with Pneumolaelaps niutirani (Acari: Laelapidae): a mite found in diseased nests of Vespula wasps

Public Opinion Towards Gene Drive as a Pest Control Approach for Biodiversity Conservation and the Association of Underlying Worldviews

Collective action to eradicate rats and mustelids from a large, peopled landscape: A social-ecological approach

A review of environmental values for New Zealand biosecurity risk assessment

BRIEF: Unlocking collective wisdom

Literature review of risk assessment and decision making frameworks

BRIEF: TrapSim Plus

Data governance and sovereignty

Crazy & Ambitious 4: The need for alternative control products for varroa

Mātauranga Māori Framework for Surveillance – Issues Paper

How do Scientists Understand Myrtle Rust?

Pests invaluable research material

The use of AI (artificial intelligence) in New Zealand for the sorting of images and classification of animal pest species

Mitonuclear interactions, mtDNA-mediated thermal plasticity and implications for the Trojan Female Technique for pest control

New Zealand shouldn’t ignore feral cats

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