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Jon SullivanOn Friday I saw my first Buddleja weevils in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ. This is a biocontrol agent purposefully introduced into NZ to control butterfly bush, *Buddleja davidii*, which had been spreading out-of-control through much of the country.
Until recently it's been a bit too cold in Christchurch for Buddleja weevils to thrive. No longer, apparently.
The first Christchurch observation of Buddleja weevils on iNaturalist was in March last year. Mine is now the 6th observaton from the city.
The larvae are distinctive yellow jelly slugs, and the adult weevils are brown.
Keep an eye out for them on a butterfly bush near you.
As the climate warms, weeds are pushing southwards. At least it's good to know that their biocontrol agents are doing the same.
#weeds #WeedBiocontrol #biocontrol #nz #weevils #beetles #entomology #iNaturalist #iNaturalistNZ
PhilosophicsThe Legibility of Time: What Physics, Governance, and Poetry Have in Common
https://brywillis634737.substack.com/p/the-legibility-of-time?r=pvxh5
#philosophy #physics #reading #books #time #rovelli #bergson #einstein #legibility #method #thoreau #weeds #flowers #blog
Lillith AlcedoThere's still a lot of work to be done to get my vegetable garden ready. #allotment #kitchengarden #weeds
BellingenNSWBayer agrees to pay $7.25bn to settle Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuits
"The agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25bn settlement on Tuesday to resolve thousands of US lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer."
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/17/bayer-proposed-settlement-roundup-cancer-lawsuits
#weeds #herbicide #Roundup #Bellingenshire #weedkiller #glyphosate #cancer
NSW.Biodiversity'Landscape destruction' - Telstra accused of environmental breaches in culturally-significant area in SA national park.
"The breaches allegedly involved "unauthorised activity" by clearing land and grading a road in a national park, actions which may have spread a declared weed."
"Telstra InfraCo's contractors undertook "unauthorised clearing" of land near the Koonalda Caves Track, in the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area...A newly graded multi-lane road being established on top of an existing single-car track."
parkhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-18/telstra-investigated-environmental-breach-south-australia-site/106349226
#conservation #heritage #roads #destruction #NationalParks #weeds #Landclearing #IndigenousPeople
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