Displaying items by tag: pest

Monday, 06 May 2019 10:49

2018/19 — The summer of fruit flies

Not long after a few BMSB post-border detections were dealt with, another familiar biosecurity threat has raised its head.

Published in Industry
Tuesday, 19 April 2016 13:55

Velvetleaf on the spread

Weed threat velvetleaf has been confirmed in maize and silage in several sites in Waikato – meaning it has come in through a different pathway than that found in fodder beet.

Published in General News
Thursday, 31 March 2016 08:55

Pest weed wreaks havoc

The fight is on against the pest velvetleaf.

Published in General News
Friday, 04 March 2016 13:35

MPI wants help with crop pest

MPI is asking farmers and growers of arable crops to look out for a highly invasive pest weed that has appeared on a handful of South Island properties.

Published in General News
Saturday, 27 February 2016 15:55

Biocontrol beetle on show

Farmers will be able to observe first-hand the impressive impact of a biocontrol agent.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 23 February 2016 09:39

Summer threat of yellow bristle grass spread

Farmers are being reminded that this time of year is a peak one for the spread between properties of the damaging pest plant yellow bristle grass.

Published in General News
Saturday, 13 February 2016 11:25

Parasitic wasp release proposed to combat vege pest

Release of a type of parasitic wasp is proposed as a biological control agent to combat a psyllid - plant louse - that attacks tomatoes, potatoes, capsicums and tamarillos

Published in General News
Tuesday, 09 February 2016 11:49

Tau fly response ends

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has completed its response to the find of a single Tau fly in an Auckland suburb; no more of the flies found.

Published in General News
Monday, 25 January 2016 13:50

Public support vital for Tau fly threat

It's been a busy time for MPI and AsureQuality staff since they swung into action following the find of a single male Tau fly on Thursday afternoon.

Published in General News
Friday, 22 January 2016 15:21

Tau fly found in Auckland suburb

A single Tau fly has been found in surveillance traps in South Auckland and is under investigation by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

Published in General News
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