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  • Pestgard Cage Traps - featured on Hyundai Country Calendar
    November 18, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    Pestgard Cage Traps - featured on Hyundai Country Calendar

    Learn from John as he discusses his methods as a predator hunter and his techniques for trapping those last few elusive pests - catching the uncatchable.

    Keep an eye out for our Pestgard Cage Traps and our new Pestgard Tunnel Trap MK2.

    Iconic rural kiwi life = protecting kiwis!

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  • Case Study - Windy Hill Sanctuary
    Oktober 21, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    Case Study - Windy Hill Sanctuary

    Windy Hill Sanctuary is a egological restoration project spanning 800 hectares on Aotea Great Barrier Island.

    Their overall objective is to sustain and enhance the biodiversity of the area by removing invasive plants and animals creating a Sanctuary within which native species can flourish, threatened species can be protected, and species that have been lost to the Island reintroduced.

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  • Airport Safety Week 2024
    Oktober 14, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    Airport Safety Week 2024

    Airport Safety Week for 2024 runs from the 14th - 18th October.

    Safety is always a number one priority and Airport Safety Week is the perfect time to review your wildlife management strategy. It's a good reminder to check you are doing all you can to mitigate the risk of wildlife strikes, and to ensure the safety of all airport personnel.

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  • Bird Flu - how to combat it
    Oktober 11, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    Bird Flu - how to combat it

    Bird flu eradication in NZ unlikely if it arrives, MPI says - focus is on ‘reducing impact’

    Avian influenza (commonly known as bird flu) is a viral disease of birds that is found all around the globe. The disease mainly affects birds, but has been known to be transmissable to mammals.

    Read on for ways to mitigate the risk bird flu will have on commercial poultry farmers, the agriculture industry and food production and storage facilities.

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  • Bird Control Guide for Seed Crops
    September 27, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    Bird Control Guide for Seed Crops

    Every year New Zealand growers lose millions of dollars in crops to pest birds and animals.

    Fortunately there are a variety of methods available for protecting your grain, cereal and other seed crops from those pesky birds.

    Some common solutions below, each have their own advantages and disadvantages: 

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  • Conservation Week 2024
    September 2, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    Conservation Week 2024

    It's the start of spring, and this week is conservation week.

    Located on the West Coast we’re surrounded by New Zealand’s unique, wild beauty and one of our core values is “care for the environment”

    Conservation week is a great reminder to get out there and “take action for nature” which is this years theme.

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  • The battle of birds vs buds for kiwifruit growers
    August 28, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    The battle of birds vs buds for kiwifruit growers

    Birds are commonly an issue around ripening fruit such as grapes, olives and cherries, but kiwifruit growers have a unique issue during the end of winter / early spring with birds eating and attacking the flower and leaf buds.

    Bird control during bud burst is important as the loss of kiwifruit flower buds to birds can occur very quickly. This is devastating to orchards as it results in reduced crop yield and revenue.

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  • WinePro Recap
    Juli 24, 2024 Phoebe Johnson

    WinePro Recap

    What an awesome event WinePro 2024 was.

    An industry that is constantly growing, innovating and adapting, it is a privilege to be a part of it.

    It was great to catch up with our existing customers and new customers at WinePro and discuss all things bird control.

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