Check out a favourite from our symposium! Danny Le Feuvre spoke to the Australian Varroa Mite response successes & challenges, particularly in terms of getting ground operations up-and-running quickly, with large numbers of response staff. Watch here: buff.ly/3BHrsOH

As a grower or person in charge of an orchard, it's important to think about how you can protect your property against pests & diseases. Quick and simple biosecurity actions & practices will help keep your site and future safe. Complete your plan now: buff.ly/43km6mj

Exotic fruit flies are considered one of the biggest biosecurity threats to the kiwifruit industry and from now through until June they are in their highest-risk period for entry into New Zealand. Head to our website to see our Kiwifruit's Most Unwanted list!

We've broken things down into five simple steps to create your own On-orchard Biosecurity Plan. In step one of completing your KVH On-orchard Biosecurity Plan it's all about understanding your risks. Complete your plan now: buff.ly/43km6mj

Pollination is one of the most important activities in the orchard calendar and the movement of pollen & flowers between orchards & regions must be managed to minimise risk of disease spread. Find a list of KPCS certified pollen mills and registered distributors on our website.

A popular presentation on day one of the symposium was our Governance Panel Discussion highlighting the industry’s journey in biosecurity, and what biosecurity means to different organisations. A reminder to ensure we continuously building resilience! buff.ly/3YfkiZt

Our Biosecurity Manager, Matt Dyck, had the privilege of presenting at the Aquaculture Conference to share learnings from kiwifruit biosecurity. It was a great opportunity for learnings across sectors & leveraging off each others efforts for more efficient outcomes!

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is considered one of our most unwanted pest threats because of its significant production and lifestyle impacts. High risk season is from now till April - head to our website for more info. Don't forget to catch, snap and report it!

We've broken things down into five simple steps to create your On-orchard Biosecurity Plan. Step two is all about agreeing what must happen on-site by ensuring you have effective communication around what happens on your orchard. Complete your plan now: buff.ly/4e2ZJFx

At this year's biosecurity symposium, our National Operations & Compliance Officer, Andrew McConnell, provided updates on our wild kiwifruit programme, discussing recent regional surveillance efforts. Check out Andrew's presentation on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/3YBRD0X

We’re running a short survey about the ways we share information & how often. We want to learn more about the ways you prefer us to keep in touch with you and how we can get important information under your nose. Complete the survey here: buff.ly/3ABiS3P

If you see Psa on an orchard, or new development, remember to make a report. Psa remains a high-risk organism. Concerned about unexpectedly high Psa impacts despite a good Psa management program? Report it so we can rule out presence of a new or resistant Psa variant!

Step three of completing your On-orchard Biosecurity Plan is about sourcing & tracing clean plant material on & off of your orchard - movement of plant material is considered the highest risk pathway to introducing pests or diseases into your orchard. buff.ly/4etZgML

Overseas, kiwi kid Leo from the Bay of Plenty was a biosecurity champion reporting his bug find. In Germany, he saw what he knew was BMSB & snapped a photo to send to dad back home in NZ. Needless to say, he’ll be double checking his belongings & bags before returning home!

Check out our bulletin article for better bee biosecurity resources, and understanding the importance of mutual biosecurity requirements between beekeepers and growers. buff.ly/3UQvhYl

KVH staff, alongside industry personnel from nearby Punchbowl and APAC, have been key members on-the-ground in the AKL fruit fly response - we thank everyone for their great efforts – especially at short notice, during the holiday period.

We wish a fond farewell and many thanks to David Wells for his invaluable help in maintaining our strong biosecurity connection with the Wanganui region, since 2011, through his role as regional coordinator. The baton now passes to David’s son Richard: bit.ly/3Eg5vHu

Our submission on proposed amendments to the Biosecurity Act is available to view on our website. It's pretty comprehensive and addresses most of the proposed changes, but don't panic, we've summarised it and made it easy to read 👍 bit.ly/3E3bDTE

Auckland biosecurity officers recently detected three dead bugs on a vehicle ship while carrying out routine surveillance for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. They were confirmed as Spotted Lanternfly – one of our Kiwifruit's Most Unwanted, and a big risk: bit.ly/3CkmhVr

Legal controls on the movement of fruit and veges in Papatoetoe will remain in place until mid-Feb as part of the response to the discovery of a single male Oriental fruit fly earlier this month. KVH and staff from Punchbowl and APAC have been helping out: bit.ly/4g5txT8