Displaying items by tag: Biosecurity

Every year, the New Zealand Winegrowers biosecurity team is sent an increasing number of images from members of suspected grapevine pest insects and disease symptoms, evidence that a high level of biosecurity awareness is building amongst the industry.

Biosecurity New Zealand says its frontline teams are ready for the anticipated influx of summer travellers with changes to arrivals processing at airports and the introduction of new hosts to help people.

Biosecurity New Zealand has welcomed 23 new quarantine officers and four new detector dog handlers this month.

Biosecurity stakeholders are becoming increasingly concerned about how well our biosecurity system will stand up to challenges such as climate change, future trade patterns, changing population dynamics and agrichemical availability.

Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor claims the success of the M. bovis eradication programme has saved NZ billions of dollars.

A container of dead tarantulas and 28 mangoes are among the items found by Biosecurity New Zealand quarantine officers at the border as passenger arrivals climb.

A downturn in the honey market has the potential to cause a major biosecurity issue for the NZ bee industry.

Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor is celebrating a new milestone in the fight against wilding conifers.

Increasing reports of weevil damage to vines in Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa led researchers to ascertain the culprits.

Taranaki Regional Council and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) have joined forces to identify the pathways by which new pest plants could enter the region, whether by road, rail, coast or air.