Pests and Pestilence: The Management of Invasive Species, Pests and Disease in New Zealand
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Pests and Pestilence: The Management of Invasive Species, Pests and Disease in New Zealand
By (Author) Phil Lester
Te Herenga Waka University Press
Te Herenga Waka University Press
11th August 2022
New Zealand
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
333.9523
Physical Properties
Paperback
296
Width 160mm, Height 210mm
Description
'Pestilence' is a word that conjures up destruction at a large scale. It can be a plague of ravenous rabbits, millions of wilding pines that swallow up landscapes, a virus that brings the world to its knees within weeks of emergence.
Author Bio
A professor in ecology and entomology at Te Herenga WakaVictoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Phil Lester has published around 150 papers on invasive species and their management. He has specialised in the management of invasive ants and wasps and the parasites and diseases affecting bees. Phil has won Fulbright and Royal Society Te Aprangi James Cook Research Fellowships. He is an appointed member of the Environmental Protection Authoritys Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Committee, which considers the use of hazardous substances and new organisms for pest control in New Zealand. His previous books are The Vulgar Wasp (2018) and Healthy Bee, Sick Bee (2020).
