Biosecurity NZ boosting trapping after new Auckland fruit fly found
Biosecurity New Zealand is investigating and boosting trapping after new Auckland fruit fly was found on Thursday. An ...
Auckland Fruit Fly – Controls On Produce Movements Now In Place
Biosecurity New Zealand has now placed legal controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in the Auckland suburb of ...
Fruit and vegetables movement restricted after fruit fly found
"The rules now in place prohibit moving fruit and vegetables out of a specified controlled area around where the fruit fly was found." The controlled space in Birkdale and nearby areas has two zones - ...
Biosecurity operation launched after Oriental fruit fly discovered in Auckland’s Birkdale
A biosecurity operation has been launched following the discovery of a fruit fly on Auckland’s North Shore. The single male ...
Fruit fly scare: Zone map, rules for fruit, vege movement revealed for Auckland’s North Shore
A map has been released of the two zones with restrictions on fruit and vegetable movement on Auckland’s North Shore after a ...
Birkdale Fruit Fly Update, February 22
The biosecurity response to the discovery of a single male Oriental fruit fly in Birkdale on Auckland’s North Shore is making ...
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Fungus 'hacks' natural immune system causing neurodegeneration in fruit flies
A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found.
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Fruit fly discovery 'concerning'
Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) says that discovery of a male Oriental fruit fly on Auckland’s North Shore is a cause for ...
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The discovery of a fruit fly on Auckland's North Shore has caused concern among horticulturalists
Biosecurity New Zealand says the male Oriental fruit fly was trapped in a Birkdale backyard yesterday morning. Horticulture New Zealand says its larvae is capable of feeding on more than 300 types of ...
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Compass awarded multimillion-dollar lunch deal despite controversial history
David Seymour says his new lunch regime is stabilising, but critics don’t think the final product is worth the $130m savings.
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Horticulturists are being urged to be on the lookout once more for traces of fruit fly
Biosecurity New Zealand says the male Oriental fruit fly was trapped in a Birkdale backyard on Auckland's North Shore yesterday morning. Officials have since ramped up inspections within the discovery ...
Tiny cacao flowers and fickle midges are part of a pollination puzzle that limits chocolate production
The insects responsible for pollinating cacao’s tiny flowers are, themselves, also tiny, in order to access the flower’s reproductive structures. Biting midges from the Ceratopogonidae family and gall ...