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Tackling Moluccan Albizia for the Pacific
15 December 2021
Moluccan albizia (Falcataria moluccana) is a fast growing, nitrogen-fixing tree native to the eastern islands of the Indonesian archipelago, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It was introduced to the Pacific region to provide shade and nutrients to crops, to stop erosion, to reforest degrade...
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Weeds
Summer Activities
15 December 2021
Summer is a busy time for many biocontrol agents, so you might need to schedule the following activities.
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Weed biocontrol
Weeds
The Old Man’s Beard Mite Has Finally Landed
15 December 2021
“Well, finally it has happened”. These were the words of Craig Davey (Horizons Regional Council) after the first release of the old man’s beard mite (Aceria vitalbae) took place in Rangitikei in the North Island in September. This is more than 10 years after the mite was first imported into containm...
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Permit for Rust Export Renews Hope for Biocontrol of Chilean Needle Grass
15 December 2021
In 2011, we received permission from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to release a rust fungus (Uromyces pencanus) as a biocontrol agent for Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana). Little did we imagine that it would be 10 more years before we received permission from the Argentinean g...
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A Travel Bubble Spells Freedom for a Long-Awaited Beetle for the Cook Islands
16 September 2021
The opening of New Zealand’s travel bubble with the Cook Islands was welcome news for many. For one thing, it meant the long-awaited first release of the African tulip tree flea beetle (Paradibolia coerulea) could finally take place. After an extended stay in containment both in South Africa and at ...
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Beetling Ahead with Chilean Flame Creeper
16 September 2021
Despite being a spanner in the works for many of our weed biocontrol projects, Covid hasn’t halted progress on exploring biocontrol options for Chilean flame creeper (Tropaeolum speciosum). After a promising leaf-feeding chrysomelid beetle (Blaptea elguetai) was found on this new target weed in Chil...
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Identity Crisis for a Weed of the Pacific
16 September 2021
Taro vine, also known as Devil’s ivy, is a perennial epiphyte (a plant that uses another plant as a substrate) of tropical and subtropical regions that has become invasive in many countries and territories in the Pacific, including the Cook Islands, Hawai’i, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Samo...
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Weed biocontrol
Spring Activities
16 September 2021
Most biocontrol agents become active during spring, making it a busy time of year to check release sites and move agents around.
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Weeds
Weed biocontrol
Who’s Who in Biological Control of Weeds?
16 September 2021
Comprehensive list of weed biocontrol agents under investigation at Manaaki Whenua.
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All Systems Are Go for Multi-weed Biocontrol
16 September 2021
A new and exciting multi-weed biocontrol programme targetting weeds that affect all of New Zealand has been funded and will run for the next three years.
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