Rotorua will be abuzz with beekeepers and honey producers this June, as the apiculture industry gathers for the annual Apiculture New Zealand Conference and Trade Exhibition. Held from 24th-26th June at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre, the theme of Conference 2021 is ‘Healthy Bees, Healthy Industry, Healthy Future’. Apiculture New Zealand chief executive Karin Kos […]
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New weaponry for war on wasps
Approval has been granted to import and release two new organisms, a hoverfly and beetle, in a bid to reduce plague populations of invasive German and common wasps in New Zealand. The Tasman District Council applied to introduce the wasp-nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus, and a hoverfly, Volucella inanis, for biological control of the wasps Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris. The […]
Apiculture conference tackles big issues for bees and beekeepers
Beekeepers and apiculture industry delegates from across New Zealand will swarm to Rotorua from 24 – 26 June 2021 for the annual Apiculture New Zealand Conference and Trade Exhibition. With the theme, ‘Healthy Bees, Healthy Industry, Healthy Future’, Conference 2021 will look at key challenges facing bee health and the future of the industry. Conference […]