Bioeconomy Science Institute

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04 September 2026 01:43

🐝 Can DNA in freshwater help find invasive yellow-legged hornets? Andrew Pugh and his team are testing eDNA on Auckland’s North Shore to detect traces left by hornets – potentially helping Biosecurity New Zealand track down hard-to-find nests. 🔗 bit.ly/3SuxsTK

Bioeconomy Science Institute

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26 May 2026 02:45

🐝 A little-known Australian bee species not formally observed in NZ for 65+ years has been spotted again in Christchurch. Recent pollinator surveys found multiple detections of Leioproctus launcestonensis, a flower-visiting bee considered very unlikely to pose any biosecurity risk. bit.ly/4u1VJgx

Bioeconomy Science Institute

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11 May 2026 21:34

Our latest Scigest podcast explores the science, history and global collaborations behind the Allan Herbarium — home to 800,000 plant specimens from Aotearoa and the Pacific. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.bit.ly/4d87aN9

Phytomaven

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22 April 2026 05:48

Could this be a new thing? Creating your own herbarium? Pressed Plants www.nhbs.com/pressed-plan... University of Chicago Press press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... (back ordered)

Amanda Tamsin

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22 April 2026 05:47

Today I've learnt that 'un herborisateur' is not a 'herbarium', but is in fact, a person who collects plants to study them, rather like a 'botanist', but with the intention of creating a 'herbarium' later. Apparently, Rousseau was 'un herborisateur' in later life. 2/3 #BookologyThursday #reading