The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is always looking for pests and diseases that might have arrived from overseas. Finding them early is vital for successful biosecurity responses and a new publication explains more about the what, where and why of our nation’s surveillance programmes, including fruit fly in the Bay of Plenty.

The Atlas of biosecurity surveillance is a full colour, interesting magazine-style publication that brings together specialists in animal, marine, plant and environmental science, plus everyday New Zealanders, to detect pests and diseases. The work it details includes

- general surveillance to keep watch for any pest or disease, in any environment

- 13 targeted programmes focusing on specific pests, diseases and biosecurity risks.

You can view and download the publication here.