Date/Time
Date(s) - Thu 28 July
19:00
Can you imagine Christmas without the vibrant reds of pōhutukawa and rātā, or honey without the unique mānuka factor? In Aotearoa we have about 37 native myrtles and hundreds of exotic species which are known or suspected to be susceptible to myrtle rust – from the native pōhutukawa, rātā and mānuka to the exotic bottle brush and lilly pilly.
Myrtle rust is a wind-borne pathogen which only infects members of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is native to South America, where there are multiple strains. The pandemic strain has spread across the world and was first detected in Aotearoa in May 2017.
This talk will show you how to identify the disease myrtle rust, discuss the role of myrtles in our landscapes and what we can all do to reduce the impact on our ngahere.
Suliana Teasdale is a Plant Pathogens Technical Advisor for the Department of Conservation. She has been working on myrtle rust and kauri dieback disease management for just over three years.
Where: Please join via this Zoom link any time from 6.45 pm.