These samples were pulled for monitoring Bonamia exitiosa – a strain endemic to New Zealand – and are being retested for Bonamia ostreae. Barnes Wild Bluff Oysters manager Graeme Wright said t ...

Fisheries New Zealand director of fisheries management Emma Taylor said last year was particularly tough for oyster fishers due to the effects of poor weather and the ongoing impacts of Bonamia ...

Another affliction garlic aids in is warding off aphids, spider mites, and peachtree borers (Synanthedon exitiosa). Peachtree borers are one of the most detrimental pests to your stone fruit trees as ...

So, the weather has been a major player." The parasite Bonamia exitiosa, endemic in the fishery, has caused an increased level of mortality this season, he said. "We're talking up to 20 percent ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Aim: Parasites in the genus Perkinsus infect marine molluscs globally, with novel detections expanding and reshaping our knowledge of ...

After a long winter, it’s a harbinger of spring when flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) trees begin to bloom. Flowering dogwoods are one of the first trees to bloom in the springtime. Fragrant ...

The last century has witnessed an increasing rate of new disease emergence across the world leading to permanent loss of biodiversity. Perkinsea is a microeukaryotic parasitic phylum composed of four ...

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Vessel biofouling is a major pathway for the introduction, establishment, and subsequent spread of marine non-indigenous macro-organisms. As a result, national and international regulations and ...

Answer: This is turning out to be another one of those common questions that come in from all parts of the state. In the past two weeks, I’ve gotten photos of orange or red sap oozing from plum ...

Three wild oysters were found to be infected with Bonamia ostreae yesterday and oysterer John Edminstin said if it was true, it could be more than serious. Photo / Luisa Girao An oyster parasite ...