Insects
Playing cards with our native insects
There are around 20 thousand insect species in New Zealand, and more than 90 percent are only found here. But most of us never really get to see them. Audio, Gallery
Amici Ensemble embody “Ants”
Christchurch’s season of chamber music, Christopher’s Classics, begins with a concert from the Amici Ensemble playing string sextets by Tchaikovsky and Brahms as well as a new commission from Anthony… Audio
Eating insects
Bex de Prospo and Peter Randrup run Anteater in Christchurch. They are supplying insects to New Zealand restaurants, and are trying to get more of us eating them. Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week
Our Critter Of The Week has been around long enough to see dinosaurs come and go. Audio, Gallery
Pests, coming to a house or garden near you...
Unseasonably warm temperatures are boosting pest numbers threatening both agriculture and human health.
Dr Margaret Stanley says the probability of invasive weeds, as well as exotic insects… Audio
Biocontrol - fighting bad weeds
Seed-eating weevils are one of the latest biocontrol agents introduced into New Zealand to control the invasive weed, Darwin's barberry. Audio
Food: Baking with Cricket Flour
Christopher Wilson runs Live Longer where he's baking with a sustainable form of protein - cricket flour. He'll share a recipe for Cricket Carrot Cake. Audio
Critter of the Week - Nicola Toki
Every Friday, DOC's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki tells us about one of our endangered - but uncharismatic - native species. Today, it's the Katipo Spider. Audio
Hot February boosts business for insect controllers
Pest controllers say last month was a bumper month for bugs as the country experienced one of the hottest months on record. Audio
New Zealanders bugged by rise in insects
February was a bumper month for insects, pest controllers say, as the country experienced one of the hottest months on record.
Beetle versus spider
Jackie Spencer is investigating how the introduced venomous redback spider is affecting the threatened Cromwell chafer beetle, and what role rabbits play in the one-sided battle Video, Audio, Gallery
Young Scientists: Alexandrea Whyte
Young researcher Alexandrea Whyte has been out in dense bush hunting for weta and beetles, to see if they've been affected by 1080 poison drops in the area to control predators. It's the fourth of a… Audio
Citizen Science - Spotlight on moths
Moths tend to fly under the radar when it comes to scientific research despite the fact they're important pollinators for plants and food source for native birds. But a new Citizen Science project in… Audio
Inspector Insector and the bug theme park
In the world of theme parks there is Sea World, Legoland, and even an Angry Birds Activity Park but Ian Telfer discovers a new kind of attraction in the Catlins. Audio
Te Papa: The joy of spiders
While most of us run from, scream at or squish spiders Te Papa's bug man Phil Sirvid just loves them. Phil spends his life working with and identifying spiders for the national museum. Audio, Gallery
Damselflies - fast blue and slow red
PhD student Tanya Dann has been investigating the different speed lifestyles that two New Zealand damselfly species have Audio
Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
Nicola Toki from DoC joins us to discuss this week's insect-in-need. Today it's the robust grasshopper. Audio
Students discover over 50 new insects
Three Lincoln University students have discovered more than 50 new or newly introduced species as part of work to better understand potential pests.
The Bugs are in the House
After a year it's time to find out what's taken up residence in Lincoln University's Bug Hotels Audio, Gallery
Condiment evolution
Chris Pires of the Bond Life Sciences Center at the University of Missouri is tracking an evolutionary battle between caterpillars and plants that's made our wasabi, mustard and horseradish even… Audio