Current Projects
Theme A - Risk Assessment (Intentional Introductions)
Pre-emptive biocontrol risk assessment for high-risk biosecurity threats in New Zealand (New)
Lead By Gonzalo Avila (gonzalo.avila@plantandfoodresearch.co.nz). Duration: June 2021 - June 2022 (1 year) A: Risk Assessment: Intentional Introductions Improving risk prediction & reducing uncertainty pre-release for classical biocontrol agents
Lead By Gonzalo Avila (gonzalo.avila@plantandfoodresearch.co.nz). Duration: 2017-2022 (5 yrs) Theme A: Risk assessment – Intentional Introductions Understanding the direct and indirect environmental impacts of biocontrol agent introductions to inform future decisions
Lead By Barbara Barratt (barbara.barratt@agresearch.co.nz). Duration: 2017-2022 (5 yrs) Theme A: Risk assessment – Intentional Introductions Theme B - Risk Assessment (Unintentional Introductions)
Māori and Pasifika indigenous collaboration to identify pre-border biosecurity threats (New)
Lead By Julia Soewarto (julia.soewarto@agresearch.co.nz). Duration: (June 2021 - June 2023) 2 years B: Risk Assessment (Unintentional Introductions) Pest risk evaluation framework – extended to arable, horticulture and forestry industries (New)
Lead By Craig Phillips (craig.phillips@agresearch.co.nz). Duration: 2 years (June 2021 - June 2023) B: Risk Assessment (Unintentional Introductions) Assessing the risk of rapid ōhi’a death to New Zealand and the South Pacific (New)
Lead By Virginia Marroni (virginia.marroni@plantandfood.co.nz). Duration: June 2021 - June 2024 (3 years) B: Risk Assessment (Unintentional Introductions) Global change and NZ biosecurity: risks and economics of future climates and trade patterns
Lead By Nicolas Meurisse (nicolas.meurisse@scionresearch.com). Duration: July 2020 - June 2025 Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) and its New Zealand vectors
Lead By Jessica Dohmen-Vereijssen (jessica.vereijssen@plantandfood.co.nz). Duration: 5 years: July 2020 - June 2025 Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions Supporting pest risk assessments in natural ecosystems
Lead By Barbara Barratt (barbara.barratt@agresearch.co.nz). Duration: July 2019 – June 2022 (3 yr) Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions Predicting the risks and impacts of Xylella fastidiosa using sentinel plant network
Lead By Ronny Groenteman (GroentemanR@landcareresearch.co.nz). Duration: July 2019 – June 2022 (3 yr) Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions Biosecurity over the horizon: identifying invasive agricultural pests in China
Lead By Colin Ferguson (colin.ferguson@agresearch.co.nz). Duration: July 2019 – June 2025 (5 yr) Theme B: Risk assessment – Unintentional Introductions Theme C - Pathway Risk Management
Automatic detection of contaminants on shipping container exteriors (New)
Lead By Munir Shah (munir.shar@agresearch.co.nz) and Taylor Welsh (Taylor.walsh@plantandfood.co.nz). Duration: 3 years (June 2021 - June 2024) C: Pathway Risk Management Unappreciated border biosecurity risks related to herbicide-resistant biotypes in imported seeds (New)
Lead By Chris Buddenhagen (chris.buddenhagen@agresearch.co.nz) . Duration: 3 years (June 2021 - June 2024) C: Pathway Risk Management Novel sensor approaches to sniff out biosecurity threats (BMSB, QFF)
Lead By Melissa Jordan. Duration: July 2017 – June 2022 (5 yr) Theme C: Pathway risk management Theme D - Diagnostics
Deployable point-of-use pathogen bioelectric sensor (New)
Lead By Marion Wood (marion.wood@plantandfood.co.nz). Duration: 1 year (June 2021 - June 2022) D: Diagnostics The potential of mass spectral fingerprinting for solving tricky biosecurity issues (New)
Lead By Alistair Ross (alistair.ross@agresearch.co.nz). Duration: 1 year (June 2021 - June 2022) D: Diagnostics Integrated or not? Is this badnavirus viable and what is the risk? (New)
Lead By Rebekah Frampton (rebekah.frampton@plantandfood.co.nz). Duration: 3 years (June 2021 - June 2024) D: Diagnostics Point of use plant pathogen bioelectric sensor (PSA, Xylella)
Lead By Marion Wood. Duration: July 2017 – June 2021 (3 yr – false start) Theme D: Diagnostics Using molecular systematics to enhance diagnostics and predict biosecurity risk
Lead By Peter Johnston. Duration: July 2017 – June 2022 (5 yrs) Theme D: Diagnostics Alternative Strategies for determination of biosecurity risk using high throughput sequencing (enterobacteriaceae & Xylella)
Lead By Sandra Visnovsky. Duration: July 2017 – June 2022 (5 yrs) Theme D: Diagnostics Confidence in stable isotopes to verify a high risk pest incursion as foreign or NZ established
Lead By Karen Armstrong (karen.armstrong@lincoln.ac.nz). Duration: July 2019 – June 2022 (3 yr) Theme D: Diagnostics Theme E - Surveillance and Eradication
Remote sensing to support surveillance, response and eradication (New)
Lead By Federico Tomasetto (federico.tomasetto@agresearch.co.nz) . Duration: 3 years (June 2021 - June 2024) E: Surveillance, response and eradication Improving UAV effectiveness for spot application of Btk during incursion responses (New)
Lead By Justin Nairn (justin.nairn@scion.nz). Duration: 2 years (June 2021 - June 2023) D: Surveillance, response and eradication Rapid response to biosecurity threats in nurseries
Lead By Rebecca McDougal (rebecca.mcdougal@scionresearch.com). Duration: July 2020 - June 2023 (3 yrs) E - Surveillance, Response & Eradication New aerodynamic design principles for effective insect traps
Lead By Rachael Horner (racheal.horner@plantandfood. co.nz) . Duration: July 2020 - June 2023 (3 yrs) E - Surveillance, Response & Eradication Improving the attractiveness of cuelure for better detection and eradication of invasive fruit flies
Lead By Ashraf El Sayed (ashraf.el-sayed@plantandfood.co.nz). Duration: July 2019 – June 2022 (3 yr) E: Eradication, Surveillance and Response eDNA detection of invasive insects
Lead By Simon Bulman (simon.bulman@plantandfood.co.nz). Duration: July 2019 – June 2022 (3 yr) E: Eradication, Surveillance and Response Socially-acceptable eradication tools underpinned by modelling for eradication (BMSB, QFF, Codling moth, SWD)
Lead By Lloyd Stringer (lloyd.stringer@plantandfood.co.nz). Duration: July 2017 – June 2022 (5 yr) E: Eradication, Surveillance and Response Biosecurity excellence in port communities
Lead By John Kean (john.kean@agresearch.co.nz). Duration: July 2017 – June 2022 (5 yrs) E: Eradication, Surveillance and Response Improved surveillance tools for key biosecurity targets (fruit flies, Gypsy moth)
Lead By Flore Mas (flore.mas@plantandfood.co.nz). Duration: July 2017 – June 2022 (5 yrs) E: Eradication, Surveillance and Response 