Formerly Prof at University of Auckland and Science Group Leader (Biosecurity) at the NZ Institute for Plant and Food Research (Christchurch) (retired, Fellow)
Christchurch
Joined September 2016
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New Italian + NZ paper on BMSB - sterile insect technique - looks good aggregation pheromones to wild collect, amass and then zap males
doi.org/10.3390/insects14050…
New chemical ecology study on NZ native raspberry budmoth explains its pest status & plant help signals
doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.…
New Communications Biology paper
doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-0…
Investments are needed to collect sound biological data to develop mechanistic models to predict the geographic range and relative abundance of fruit flies and other invasive species to support policy
Our new Entomologia Generalis paper: Vibrational communication and evidence for vibrational
behavioural manipulation of the tomato potato psyllid,
Bactericera cockerelli bit.ly/2JN08Uz bit.ly/2Io5BQT
Playback mating songs of Tomato Potato Psyllid = disruption mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/5/299
Local Focus: Millions of pink moths coming to backyards, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/business/news…
Radio NZ interview on new #BMSB traps
bit.ly/31IIHsF (4:18-5:56) Rachael Horner and Sabina Avosani are testing wind vane traps on insect pests @plantandfood @B3Director @ScienceUoA
Integrating Sterile Insect Technique with the release of sterile classical biocontrol agents for eradication: is the Kamikaze Wasp Technique feasible? Forum paper by Kiran Horrocks @B3Director @HortNZ @MPI_NZ @ScienceUoA bit.ly/3b9BNB2
Orca at Separation Point came under the boat - have we stumbled on pippis as a lure for orca ?
youtu.be/M9S-HGlHidE via @YouTube
We got the cover too - The Nazgȗl is a lure and kill system proposed for use as a tool in future eradication efforts against BMSB. The sinister-looking ringwraiths could be used to elicit public support in a new way, tapping into popular culture around saving “Middle-Earth”.
A while ago we shared a photo of "The Nazgûl", a contraption that is being trialled in Italy to lure and kill #BrownMarmoratedStinkBugs. @ProfSuckling shows us how it works. @Fondazione_Mach #BMSB
mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/12/433
youtu.be/TtQ58reC0u8
Introducing: The Nazgȗl” for #Biosecurity, open access paper on lure and kill #BMSB with video in NZ-Italy cooperation bit.ly/37UNEl0 @B3Director @HortNZ @MPI_NZ @fondazionemach Non Toccare !
Thanks yes the video abstract is at mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/12/433
Our latest results from Italy corroborate a 15X average improvement in catch of #BMSB from the New Zealand live tra link.growkudos.com/1ap2npo9r…
The Competitive Mating of Irradiated Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs, Halyomorpha halys, for the Sterile Insect Technique
mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/11/411
New open access paper on the Sterile Insect Technique for Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs from NZ-Italian team
doi.org/10.3390/insects10110… #bmsb @MPI_NZ @HortNZ @B3Director
New open access paper on the Sterile Insect Technique for Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs from NZ-Italian team
doi.org/10.3390/insects10110… #bmsb @MPI_NZ @HortNZ @B3Director
Live Traps for Adult Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs #bmsb
doi.org/10.3390/insects10110…
Video: bit.ly/2oCEWWG
@MPI_NZ @HortNZ @fondazionemach @plantandfood
Novel traps caught up to 15-times more adult Halyomorpha halys than identically-baited sticky panels.
New paper: Peri-Urban Community Attitudes towards Codling Moth Trapping and Suppression Using the Sterile Insect Technique in New Zealand doi.org/10.3390/insects10100… @mpi @HortNZ @nzapples
#Biosecurity on the street in #Hastings - New cover article: "Peri-Urban Community Attitudes towards #Codling Moth Trapping and Suppression Using the Sterile Insect Technique in New Zealand" - mdpi.com/2075-4450/10 doi.org/10.3390/insects10100… @MPI_NZ
Fascinating week reviewing Chile’s new sterile insect project on Lobesia - world’s worst grape pest in 51 countries - 25 ha peri-urban pilot is neighbourhood watch for insects @HortNZ @B3Director @iaeaorg
Prof Max Suckling retweeted
Farewell Silent Spring by Howard Wearing. Newly published by NZPPS, this is the story of how 50+ years of dedicated R&D saw highly toxic broad-spectrum pesticides removed from NZ pipfruit orchards. nzpps.org/book/farewell-sile… #nzpps #farewellsilentspring
