Seen something unusual? MAKE A REPORT
Earlier this week the Newsroom news site published an article and podcast on Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs (BMSB), the havoc they’re wreaking overseas, and the nationwide efforts underway here to keep this unwanted and damaging pest out.
The entertaining podcast tells the history of stink bugs in Asia, the USA and Europe from a grower perspective, explains why we have a high-risk season, and includes great interviews with Cath Duthie from Biosecurity New Zealand (who has seen BMSB first-hand through her extensive visits to Europe and in particularly Georgia), David Vinsen from the Vehicle Importers Association and Ed Massey from NZ Wine who is Chair of the BMSB Council - the joint industry group working together to raise awareness about the impacts of BMSB and managing all the ‘cool stuff’ being researched to keep it out.
KVH investigates reports of unusual symptoms to identify and manage any biosecurity risks.
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