New legislation affecting the control of rabbits, rats and moles on farms is due to come into force in nine months. From 26 November, farmers and gamekeepers will need to hold a certificate of ...

Commercial pest control operators have raised serious concerns about the release of the new strain of the rabbit killing calicivirus. The virus, known as K5, is the latest biological weapon to control ...

A Christchurch pet owner is worried his rabbits were wiped out by a virus used for pest control following reports of other deaths across the country. SUPPLIED / The-Press A Christchurch rabbit family ...

ORC Chairman Stephen Woodhead today reminded all Otago landowners that they have a fundamental obligation to control the pests on their land – especially rabbits. “We all know that if you can see ...

Pest numbers are booming and the annual cull has been called off, forcing one rural council to look at other ways to control the rabbit boom In New Zealand, Easter is usually a time for killing ...

Land Information New Zealand will release calicivirus K5 in some areas of the Residential Red Zone to manage a significant increase in rabbit numbers. “A survey in the spring by our bio-security ...

Tootling round the borders of the Althorp estate in Northamptonshire, in his tasteful, racing green van, Steve Caple is not your standard sort of pest control man. Because, despite the personalised ...

GRIEVING relatives have been warned to beware of flower-eating rabbits, which could destroy their floral graveside tributes. And council bosses have said that it is not allowed to cull the culprit at ...

A pest control expert has warned people in the UK of a painful insect bite that can lead to infection if it's not treated properly. Horsefly bites can cause an array of different painful symptoms, ...

GRIEVING relatives have been warned to beware of flower-eating rabbits, which could destroy their floral graveside tributes. And council bosses have said that it is not allowed to cull the culprit at ...