New Zealand Institute of Agricultural & Horticultural Science Inc.

Biosecurity in New Zealand – have we gone soft at the border?

Thursday 11th July 2013
Owen Glenn Building, Auckland University OGGB 3/260-092

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Regitrations are now open for NETS2013 Shake it Up! to be held at Shantytown, Greymouth, West Coast 31st July to 2nd August.

You can read more about the conference in the Registration Brochure, and register online here.

Note: Get your Early Bird registration now for full 3 Day Registrations made on or before 10th June 2013 - Online Registration

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It has been confirmed that Dr Darren Kriticos (Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Australia) is added to the list of international quest speakers for NETS2013.

Darren will be addressing the meeting on the topic "Managing weeds in a changing climate" and will be setting the scene for three additional papers from the Beating Weeds research programme.

More information on other international speakers and the up-coming NETS2013 Conference can be found here.

The discovery of eucalyptus leaf beetle near Wellington has sparked comprehensive biosecurity response from the Ministry of Primary Industries. The response will involve two 30-minute insecticide sprays, by helicopter at least 10 days apart, over half a hectare.

"This beetle is new to New Zealand. We have never encountered this before," David Yard, Primary Industry's response team manager said. "We are responding to eradicate it as we don't want it to be established in New Zealand." "If we allow it to become established it would be at a huge cost impact to the country."

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MPI Biosecurity - Eucalyptus leaf beetle