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New Zealand pest management: current and future challenges

SL GoldsonBio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand;AgResearch Ltd, Canterbury, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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GW BourdôtAgResearch Ltd, Canterbury, New Zealand
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EG BrockerhoffScion, Christchurch, New Zealand
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AE ByromLandcare Research, Canterbury, New Zealand
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MN CloutSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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MS McGloneLandcare Research, Canterbury, New Zealand
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WA NelsonSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand
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AJ PopayRuakura Research Centre, AgResearch Ltd, Hamilton, New Zealand
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DM SucklingNew Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand
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MD TempletonNew Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
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Pages 31-58 | Received 30 May 2014, Accepted 16 Dec 2014, Published online: 30 Mar 2015

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