Biosecurity - Control

Once pests have become established, how can we best control or eradicate them?

Publication

Hōhā Riha: Pest Insect Control in Māori Tradition

Ongoing Māori connections to natural environments mean that tangata whenua ‘people of the land’ and mātauranga Māori ‘Māori knowledge’ must be key to identifying, designing…
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What We Do in Kauri Forests: Exploring the Affective Worlds of ‘High Risk’ Users of Vulnerable Forest Areas in Aotearoa | New Zealand

Public use and anthropogenic activity are recognised sources of damage and threat to vulnerable forest areas in New Zealand, but also globally, through the spread…
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Report

Ngā Rākau Taketake scoping panel report

This report was created by the Ngā Rākau Taketake scoping group and focuses on combatting the plant pathogens that cause kauri dieback and myrtle rust.…
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Presentation

Spatial variation in Phytophthora detection within infected areas – Nari Williams

Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake.   To find out more about the Host, Pathogen & Environment research…
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Conservation demands safe gene drive

Interest in developing gene drive systems to control invasive species is growing, with New Zealand reportedly considering the nascent technology as a way to locally…
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Echyridella menziesii (Bivalvia: Hyriidae) as a predator of zooplankton of different sizes; are large non-indigenous Daphnia a potential food source?

Interactions between two recent invaders to New Zealand, the cladocerans Daphnia galeata and D. pulex, and native filter-feeding freshwater mussels, are unknown. We examined predation rates of the…
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Characterisation of a Novel Double-Stranded RNA Virus from Phytophthora pluvialis in New Zealand

A new dsRNA virus from the oomycete Phytophthora pluvialis has been characterised and designated as *Phytophthora pluvialis* RNA virus 1 (PplRV1).   Understanding of the potential impacts…
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Scientifically framed gene drive communication perceived as credible but riskier

Humans have caused a catastrophic decline to animal species and look to emerging technologies to stop the decline. Gene drive is a potential tool that…
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The clock is ticking: Temporally prioritizing eradications on islands

Achieving conservation objectives is time critical, but the vast number of threats and potential actions means some form of ranking is necessary to aid prioritization.…
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Gene drives for invasive wasp control: Extinction is unlikely, with suppression dependent on dispersal and growth rates

Gene drives offer a potentially revolutionary method for pest control over large spatial extents. These genetic modifications spread deleterious variants through a population and have…
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Report

National Conversations on Genetic Technologies for Environmental Purposes

To better understand what ‘suitable’ means to the public of Aotearoa New Zealand, we have engaged people in dialogic and deliberative processes to enable them…
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Report

Summary of risk-based decisions in biosecurity

Risk-based decision-making is a key component of an effective biosecurity system. This report summarises the main decision types made within New Zealand’s biosecurity system, with…
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Tool or Model

TrapSim Plus

TrapSim Plus is a simulation tool to help managers quickly compare the efficacy and cost of controlling invasive predators using traps and/or bait stations, and…
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Webinar

Cross-project fertilisation of best practice

Wānanga 5: Cross-project fertilisation of best practice Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library wānanga series   Facilitators: Nick Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa, Pākehā)…
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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Beyond the traps – community values drive choices of predator management tools

Online quick-fire presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Beyond the traps – community values drive choices of predator management tools, with Ally Palmer and Izzy…
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Summary

BRIEF: Integrated Surveillance

Te Tiriti-based surveillance for Forest Pathogens This research aimed to elevate mana whenua into the biosecurity and biodiversity management system, lifting mātauranga Māori (indigenous science)…
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