Date/Time
Date(s) - Wed 21 August
14:30 - 15:00
New Zealand is currently home to three exotic species of paper wasp: Polistes chinensis antennalis, P. dominula, and P. humilis. These wasps have adverse effects on native biodiversity by preying on dozens of native species as well as being a threat to human health due to their propensity for building nests on human made structures. No viable control method is currently available for managing these wasps at a landscape scale. In this presentation, Bob will discuss why classical biological control should be considered as a viable option for large-scale control of Polistes as there are currently no natural enemies keeping their populations in check.
Part of Biosecurity Bonanza 2024
Find out about the latest biosecurity research being undertaken at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. Due to the continued success of their virtual Biosecurity Bonanza series over the years, they are returning in 2024 with the same bite-sized webinar sessions over the course of a week that will cover weed biocontrol and predator control research updates from their scientists across the country.
Dates:
They will be running two webinar sessions a day (AM and PM) from Monday 19 August – Friday 23 August 2024.
Registration
Please register for each session you want to attend. The full agenda is available here. All webinars will be run using Teams Webinar.