Pest Control Technologies
Introduction
Albino ferret
The Pest Control Technologies Team focuses on providing improved pest management through new and improved management strategies, tools and techniques - ranging from biological control to traps and toxins. The key pest targets are possums, rodents, stoats, ferrets and invertebrates (wasps, ants).
The team is comprised of 22 staff with expertise in wildlife pest ecology, impact assessment, trap design and testing, animal welfare, toxicology, bait development, immunology, virology, reproductive biology, modelling, and decision support systems. This expertise is complemented by research links with a range of international centres with similar interests (e.g. National Wildlife Research Center, USA; Central Science Laboratories, UK) and overseas universities (e.g. University of Vienna, University of Newcastle).
Research is undertaken for central government (e.g. Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, Department of Conservation, Biosecurity New Zealand), local government (e.g. Northland Regional Council, Horizons Regional Council), national agencies (e.g. Animal Health Board), international agencies (e.g. Tasmanian Department of Primary Industry, The Nature Conservancy), and private companies.
Research themes
Primary contact: Janine Duckworth
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Primary contact: Phil Cowan
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Primary contact: Penny Fisher
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Primary contact: Bruce Warburton
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Primary contact: Bruce Warburton
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Biological control of possums
Ecology and management of vertebrate pests
Improved welfare in animal pest control
Management of multiple species of pests
New and improved baits, toxins, traps and delivery systemsTools & Services
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Animal distribution maps
Animal distributions provides you with a view of the national distribution of 7 species of deer, 5 species of wallaby, thar, chamois, goat and pig. -
Animal facility
An accredited animal facility, operating under strict ethical guidelines, for captive breeding, observation, and the assessment of pest control tools. -
Animal pest monitoring & control
A comprehensive service providing advice on, and assessment of, the design and implementation of animal pest monitoring and control programmes. -
Animal population modelling
Landcare Research has internationally recognised expertise in providing spatial and population modelling for a range of species at a range of scales. -
Baits and toxins
A comprehensive service providing advice on new and improved baits and toxins, and testing. -
DENSITY
Mark–recapture estimation of population density, implementing methods for estimating absolute population density from closed–population samples. -
ISI (Invasive Species International)
The ISI team provides and coordinates technical advice and research support to help organisations achieve their invasive species management goals. -
Mark–Recapture interface for programs CAPTURE and JOLLY
Allows the user to run data stored in an input file for the program MARK through programs CAPTURE and JOLLY. -
PestCalc
The pest control calculator – developed to make analysis of pest control monitoring data simpler and more accurate. -
Rabbit Management Information
A searchable database of published and unpublished articles and references relevant to wild rabbits and their management in New Zealand. -
Toxicology laboratory
An accredited laboratory providing vertebrate pesticide bait and residue analysis. -
Trap design and testing
Trap design and testing -
Vertebrate pest decision support system
This tool assisits users in the selection of the most appropriate options for controlling vertebrate pests in a particular locality. -
Wildlife population ecology
Advice on the design and implementation of large–scale ecological experiments, and statistical modelling of the resultant data.
Science leader
 | Phil Cowan Email  |
Landcare Research | |
Phone: +64 6 353 4800 |