Our Case Studies
Fall webworm
An infestation of fall webworm was detected in Mount Wellington (a suburb of Auckland) in 2003 including adult moths in 2004. A ground treatment programme was completed and declared eradicated in 2006 after a two-year monitoring period elapsed without further detections.
Painted apple moth
An infestation of Painted apple moth in West Auckland, first detected in 1999, was declared eradicated in 2006 after a two-year monitoring period elapsed without further detections.
Southern salt marsh mosquito
Southern saltmarsh mosquito eradication was handled by the Ministry of Health until legislation transferred accountability to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry – Biosecurity New Zealand. Ian Gear as Manager – Incursion Responses, completed the transfer of ownership while seamlessly continuing the eradication and addressing further incursions.
Genetically-modified corn
New Zealand law has zero tolerance for genetically-modified organisms that have not been approved to grow here. This has required stringent investigation and potential neutralisation.
An infestation of fall webworm was detected in Mount Wellington (a suburb of Auckland) in 2003 including adult moths in 2004. A ground treatment programme was completed and declared eradicated in 2006 after a two-year monitoring period elapsed without further detections.
Painted apple moth
An infestation of Painted apple moth in West Auckland, first detected in 1999, was declared eradicated in 2006 after a two-year monitoring period elapsed without further detections.
Southern salt marsh mosquito
Southern saltmarsh mosquito eradication was handled by the Ministry of Health until legislation transferred accountability to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry – Biosecurity New Zealand. Ian Gear as Manager – Incursion Responses, completed the transfer of ownership while seamlessly continuing the eradication and addressing further incursions.
Genetically-modified corn
New Zealand law has zero tolerance for genetically-modified organisms that have not been approved to grow here. This has required stringent investigation and potential neutralisation.
