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    A case of biocontrol failure

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    A small South American wasp, a parasite that was introduced to New Zealand in the early 1990s to control vast populations of the grassland pest, the Argentine stem weevil, now appears to be losing its battle.

    Project: A rapid and unprecedented collapse in parasitism levels: a case of biological control failure of an exotic weevil pest in New Zealand
    Researchers: Professor Stephen Goldson, Dr Federico Tomasetto
    Funders: AgResearch, DairyNZ, Foundation for Arable Research, Lincoln University Research Fund, The New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Limited (via Trimble Agricultural Research Fund and Vernon Willey Trust Fellowship)

    PeopleStephen Goldson | Federico TomasettoPersonStephen GoldsonFederico TomasettoDateBetween 1st January 2015 and 31st December 2015KeywordsTransformArgentine Stem Weevil parasite controlbiocontrol failureSouth American waspFilenamebiological control failureSource2015 Transform Lincoln University p22-23Faculty / Research CentreThe Bio-Protection Research Centre
    Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho (4th Oct 2019). A case of biocontrol failure. In Website Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho. Retrieved 2nd Apr 2023 14:52, from https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/21136
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