Farm Forestry New Zealand
Official website of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association
Pests and diseases of timber and dead wood, wood borers and bark borers
- Aenetus virescens, puriri moth
- Amasa truncata, introduced ambrosia beetle
- Ambeodontus tristis, Two-toothed longhorn
- Anobium punctatum, household borer
- Arhopalus tristis, Burnt pine longhorn beetle
- Australian termites in New Zealand
- Beech buprestid, Nascioides enysi
- Black pine bark beetle, Hylastes ater
- Burnt pine longhorn beetle, Arhopalus tristis
- Calliprason pallidus, longhorn beetle
- Ceratokalotermes spoliator, Australian termite in New Zealand
- Coptomma lineatum, a native longhorn beetle
- Coptotermes acinaciformis, Australian subterranean termites
- Coptotermes frenchi, Australian subterranean termites
- Cypress Bark Beetle, Phloeosinus cupressi
- Drywood termite, New Zealand Kalotermes brouni
- Ernobius mollis, Pine Bark Anobiid
- Glyptotermes tuberculatus, Australian termite in New Zealand
- Golden-haired Bark Beetle, Hylurgus ligniperda
- Granulate ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus
- Hadrobregmus magnus, native anobiid wood borer
- Hexatricha pulverulenta, squeaking longhorn
- Household borer, Anobium punctatum
- Household borer, native, Leanobium flavomaculatum
- Huhu beetle, Prionoplus reticularis
- Hylastes ater, Black pine bark beetle
- Hylurgus ligniperda, Golden-haired Bark Beetle
- Kalotermes brouni, the New Zealand drywood termite
- Kanuka longhorn, Ochrocydus huttoni
- Keyhole Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborinus saxesenii
- Leanobium flavomaculatum, a native household borer
- Lemon-tree borer, Oemona hirta
- Longhorn beetle, Calliprason pallidus
- Longhorn beetle, native, Coptomma lineatum
- Longnosed Kauri Weevil, Mitrastethus baridioides
- Lyctus brunneus, powder-post beetle,
- Mitrastethus baridioides, Longnosed Kauri Weevil
- Nascioides enysi, Beech buprestid
- Native anobiid wood borer, Hadrobregmus magnus
- Ochrocydus huttoni, kanuka longhorn
- Oemona hirta, Lemon-tree borer
- Pachycotes peregrinus, a native borer in moist logs and slow-seasoning forest produce
- Phloeosinus cupressi, the Cypress Bark Beetle
- Pine Bark Anobiid, Ernobius mollis
- Pinhole borers, native
- Pit weevils, Psepholax species
- Platypus apicalis, pinhole borer
- Platypus gracilis, pinhole borer
- Porotermes adamsoni, Australian dampwood termites
- Powder-post beetle, Lyctus brunneus
- Prionoplus reticularis, the huhu beetle
- Psepholax species, pit weevils
- Puriri moth, Aenetus virescens
- Squeaking longhorn, Hexatricha pulverulenta
- Stolotermes spp. New Zealand wetwood termites
- Torostoma apicale, a native wood-boring weevil
- Treptoplatypus caviceps, pinhole borer
- Two-toothed longhorn, Ambeodontus tristis
- Weevil, native wood boring, Torostoma apicale
- Xyleborinus saxesenii, a keyhole ambrosia beetle
- Xylosandrus crassiusculus, granulate ambrosia beetle
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Farm Forestry - Headlines
- NZ Institute of Forestry hosts meeting with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
Sunday, November 24, 2019
On Friday 22nd November, the New Zealand Institute of Forestry hosted, near Christchurch, a small round-table meeting in the presence of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. The opportunities and…
- 50 Shades of Green protest march - Why trees?
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Three of us counter-protestors took our pro-forest placards, marched with the 50 Shades protest and stayed for the speeches on the grounds of Parliament. There were no scuffles or harsh words. …
- March on Parliament deliberately created confusion
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Large and small scale and Māori foresters say the 50 Shades of Green march on parliament on Thursday (eds 14 November) highlights deliberately created confusion about the true nature and…
- China Free Trade upgrade will assist New Zealand processed timber exports
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
The Forest Owners Association says the just announced phased reduction of tariffs for wood and paper exports to China will assist in a long term realigning of New Zealand exports…
- Calls to ban farm conversions to forestry ‘make no sense ...
Sunday, November 03, 2019
Calls to ban farm conversions to forestry ‘make no sense and are dangerously jeopardising fight against climate change’ Forest owners are saying the extent of overseas investment in forestry this…
- NZFFA submission on essential freshwater programme
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Summary The Association’s views are largely aligned with the NZ Forest Owners Association, various environmental groups and Beef+Lamb NZ. We are in favour of the direction and content of the…
- Forest industry warns better preparation and communication is vital as more rural fires will occur
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Foresters are agreeing with the main recommendations coming out of the just released review of the Tasman fires last February, but say there’s nothing in the report that hasn’t been…
- Industry Monitors Log Market Movements
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Industry adjustment to the new log pricing levels is continuing to take place. As with all adjustments this affects businesses and individuals in very different ways depending on their individual…
- Foresters welcome risk based Standards for freshwater management
Thursday, September 05, 2019
Forest Owners Association President, Peter Weir says Forest Owners and Farm Foresters welcome the opportunity to join the national conversation on freshwater management and he urges members of both associations…
- Report: Small-scale Grower Harvest costs and returns
Saturday, July 27, 2019
A previous survey of small-scale forest owners (SSFO) interests (reported in May 2017 Tree Grower) clearly showed a strong interest for more information around the harvesting and marketing segment of…
- Forest industry says Te Uru Rakau expansion vital for coherent forest development
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Forest industry leaders say the pre-Budget announcement by Forestry Minister Shane Jones of additional regional resources for Te Uru Rākau is potentially of great benefit to regional New Zealand. Farm…
- Emissions Trading announcement is incentive for farmers to plant trees
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Forest owners believe the just announced reform of the Emissions Trading Scheme will encourage farm foresters and hill country pastoral farmers to plant more trees. Farm Forestry Association Chair, Neil…
- PCE Report needs clarity from government
Monday, March 25, 2019
Forest Owners want clarity for what New Zealand plantation forestry is expected to deliver on climate change targets. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, has just issued a…
- Boosting forest harvesting productivity, safety and skills focus of new programme
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Boosting forest productivity, technology, safety and skills and reducing environmental impacts are at the heart of a new programme announced today. Te Māhi Ngahere I te Ao Hurihuri – Forestry Work…
- Awareness and perceptions of the forest growers commodity levy
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
The New Zealand Forest Owners Association (FOA), the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (FFA), and the Forest Growers Levy Trust (FGLT) have commissioned research to help them understand the awareness…
- Land Information NZ develops wildling tool
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
A new tool to enable the public to help fight one of New Zealand’s most invasive species has been created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). Wilding Watch can be…
- $36 million investment approved to tackle regional erosion
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Te Uru Rākau (Forestry New Zealand) has announced funding of almost $36 million through the Hill Country Erosion Fund (HCEF) to enable much-needed erosion control in the regions. The HCEF…
- Forest Practice Guides launched
Thursday, October 04, 2018
The Forest Owners Association has today launched a series of 28 Forest Practice Guides. The Guides are a joint venture between the forest sector and MPI and were initiated as…
- Scion strategy to 2030: Right tree, right place, right purpose
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Scion publishes its strategy "Strategy to 2030: Right tree, right place, right purpose". Scion strategy to 2030
- Productivity Commission Report heralds massive land conversion to forestry
Monday, September 03, 2018
Forest owners say the Productivity Commission’s call for up to 2.8 million hectares of land to be turned into forests as a carbon sink would require implementing the most ambitious…
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