Abstract 1 The use of trap crops to reduce green vegetable bug (GVB) Nezara viridula
(L.)(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) damage to process sweet corn Zea mays (L.) was …

Ocean acidification is a well recognised threat to marine ecosystems. High latitude regions
are predicted to be particularly affected due to cold waters and naturally low carbonate …

Footrot is a debilitating disease of sheep resulting in lameness, production losses and suffering.
To study the basic bacteriology of the disease, a survey was initiated across commercial …

The dense granule proteins of Toxoplasma gondii are investigated as possible vaccine
candidates against the parasite. The aim of this research was to evaluate the immune responses …

Grape skin extracts from pinot noir and pinot gris exhibited significant in vitro antiviral (influenza
virus) activity. Five tea infusions from grape skins (Vitis vinifera var. pinot noir and pinot …

Background and Aims Relationships between the chemical composition and the sensory
perception of red wines are generally poorly understood. In N ew Z ealand, the vineyard area …

Conservation biological control as a low-input method of pest management is unlikely to be
universally adopted until easily deployable protocols are developed and targeted at farmers. …

Forage brassicas are widely used as a supplementary feed in temperate pasture systems
but there is a lack of quantitative data about their growth and development. Furthermore, …

Pinot noir is the most widely planted red grape variety in New Zealand and is considered a
premium product based on the price per volume. To date no studies have attempted to …

This study investigated the influence of climate variables on insect establishment patterns
by using discriminant analysis to classify the climatic preferences of two groups of …