Predator and pest plant control resources

Online Resources

WaiP2K Animal Predator Control Trapping Workshop resource

This resource covers the workshop hosted by WaiP2K, and presented by John Bissell, Backblocks Environmental – including the:

  • Four pillars of trapping success
  • A trapping toolkit suggested items
  •  Traps, lures, and consumables
  • Where to find the NAWAC guidelines, DOC trapping guidelines, and resources for predator animal behaviour.

WaiP2K Pest Plant Field Trip April 2023 Resource

This resource covers the pest plant control field trip hosted by WaiP2K, and presented by Peter Russell from Aotearoa Biodiversity Conservation (ABC Ltd) – including the:

  • pest plant identification
  • pest plant control methods
  • general concepts of pest plant control
  • links to other pest plant resrouces

These resources cover the pest plant  workshop hosted by WaiP2K, and presented by Peter Russell from Aotearoa Biodiversity Conservation (ABC Ltd)

Pest Plant Workshop WaiP2K resource March 2023

Document one summary

a. Identifying biodiversity
b. Threat posed by weeds
c. What community groups can do
d. Guiding principles
e. Overcoming Disinterest by Potential Supporters
f. Developing meaningful weed management plans
g. Control methods (in general)
h. Facilitating a gradual transition from weedy areas to native
vegetation
i. Herbicides
j. Harnessing the benefits of two natural allies: shade and isolation
k. Enhancing native plant diversity for ecosystem stability
l. Biosecurity risks
m. Biological control
n. Resources available

Environment Weed Workshop Questions and Answers Resource March 2023 ABC Ltd

Document two summary

Questions from the workshop participants, with answers from Peter Russell

Predator Free 2050 Practical Trapping Guide

A practical trapping guide produced by DOC.

PFNZ_Predator_control_calendar

A practical control calendar produced and shared by Predator Free NZ