The research aims to help New Zealand expand sustainable eucalyptus plantations to 100,000 hectares by 2050, offering a chemical-free timber alternative, Pariyar said, adding if proven effective, UC's ...

Stink bugs are a major threat in New Zealand, a remote island nation that goes to great lengths to protect its natural ecosystem from foreign pests. The critters could wreak havoc across the ...

Major Push Against Pests. New Zealand is waging a battle against invasive pests that the country says is costing the local economy around NZ$3.3 billion ($2.3 billion) annually.

If Graham’s ears were correct — honed by his profession as a Biodiversity ranger — then he knew he was hearing two creatures ...

Meanwhile, 30 million rabbits and countless millions more of rats, hedgehogs, feral goats, seven deer species, weasels, stoats and many other pests swarm New Zealand and live more or less happily ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand-- Their abilities to travel, multiply and spread disease have always made rats one of mankind's greatest pests. New Zealand says it's time to wipe them out.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Their abilities to travel, multiply and spread disease have always made rats one of mankind’s greatest pests. New Zealand says it’s time to wipe them out. Every ...

Anyone who's ever dealt with rats in their home knows how hard it can be to completely clear out the pests, but the New Zealand government plans to achieve it on a national scale – and not just ...

Twelve years ago, as an ecology graduate student, Russell was releasing radio-collared rats on to small islands off the coast of New Zealand to study how the creatures take hold and become invasive.