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Why you see more rodents during El Niño and how to deal with them
If you feel like you’re seeing more rats and mice than normal you’re not alone. There’s a good chance it’s because of the El Niño weather pattern we’re experiencing.
Learn More Ants & Spiders in Vehicles & How to Get Rid of Them
Kiwicare receives regular requests from people at their wits end on how to control ants and other insects like spiders in vehicles. This article provides tips and tricks on how to get your vehicle bug free.
Learn More Stop Cluster Flies Now
Late Summer / Early Autumn is the time to Prevent Cluster Flies.
Learn More Clockwise Goats and Anti-Clockwise Goats
Are New Goat Species Evolving in New Zealand? Goats (Capra hircus) were introduced to New Zealand by early European settlers.
Learn More Biosecurity Week 2021
Biosecurity Week (24th-30th July) InformationThe New Zealand Biosecurity Institute (NZBI) will promote Biosecurity Week in the final week of this Month 24th – 30th July at the same time as…
Learn More Watch Out for Wasps!
The Outlook for the 2022 Wasp SeasonWe have had a mild winter and are now in a summer of above normal average temperature.
Learn More Watch Out! They’re Waiting for You
Have you been away from home for a couple of weeks? Watch out! Fleas may be the first to greet you when you return.
Learn More Pest Problem of the Month
October 2020AntsFollowing the warmest winter on record and recent warm dry weather, a large increase in ant activity across New Zealand from Christchurch north.
Learn More Make Sure Mozzies Don’t Get You This Year
For some parts of New Zealand, spending time outdoors can be difficult in the summer months for one main reason: Mosquitoes.
Learn More Paper Wasps Fly South
Paper WaspsThe black and yellow striped Asian paper wasp Polistes chinensis, arrived in New Zealand in the late 1970s.
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