News & events
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Read moreEvery day, New Zealand rural land owners make critical decisions about land use and management practices based on their knowledge, networks, advice and values.
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Feb 16
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Buzz over wasp excavation
18 Feb 16 by Bob Brown
Read moreComing face-to-face with thousands of aggressive wasps is just a typical day at work for New Zealand researcher Dr Bob Brown.
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Feb 16
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Wasp Biocontrol Update 5
16 Feb 16 by Ronny Groenteman
Read moreWasp mite has been named – please meet Pneumolaelaps niutirani
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Feb 16
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War on weeds nets $44 million windfall
16 Feb 16 by Lynley Hayes
Read moreA tiny insect’s huge appetite is saving New Zealand dairy farmers $44 million a year.
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Feb 16
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Weed Wars - Lynley Hayes
16 Feb 16
ListenLandcare Research scientist Lynley Hayes has more stories from the front line of the 'War On Weeds'.
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Feb 16
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Moths: are there fewer about?
13 Feb 16
ListenListener Jo thinks she's seeing fewer moths around. So is New Zealand's moth population falling? With moth specialist Robert Hoare of Landcare Research.
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Feb 16
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War On Weeds - Lynley Hayes
9 Feb 16
ListenLandcare research invasive weeds scientist Lynley Hayes explains biocontrol of pest weed species.
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Feb 16
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Rigorous tests for potential wasp biocontrol
1 Feb 16 by Bob Brown
Read moreTests will soon begin to ensure a mite, that looks a promising biocontrol agent against wasps, isn’t a threat to bees.
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Jan 16
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Barberry Seed Weevil - Lynley Hayes
29 Jan 16
ListenLynley Hayes from Landcare Research is in the front line of the "War On Weeds". She is leading research into the biological control of barberry in Southland.
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Jan 16
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Weevils to wage war on weed
26 Jan 16 by Hugh Gourlay
Read moreHundreds of Chilean weevils will be released over the coming weeks to control the widespread weed Darwin’s barberry.