Enjoy finding and identifying bugs and plants?
iNaturalist NZ is a community of fellow nature watchers. You can record what you see in nature and learn about the natural world.
Visit the iNaturalist NZ website
Weeds and bugs
These online databases can help identify pests affecting farms and native environments.
- Weeds and pests affecting New Zealand pastures – Agpest website
- Key to the weed species of New Zealand – Landcare Research website
Animal pests
The Bionet website has guidelines for identifying vertebrate pests and controlling them.
- Identify the presence of pest animals – Bionet website
- Find out about animal pests and what's being done to manage them – Bionet NZ website
- Best practice guides for controlling vertebrate pests – Bionet NZ website
Marine pests and diseases
References to help you identify marine pests and diseases, how to report them through to MPI, and submit samples for disease testing.
- New Zealand's marine pest identification guide [PDF, 23 MB]
- Report Aquatic pests and diseases [PDF, 1.6 MB]
- Report new or unwanted pests or diseases in oysters [PDF, 480 KB]
- Report new or unwanted pests or diseases in mussels [PDF, 758 KB]
If in doubt, call our pest and disease hotline on 0800 80 99 66.
An MPI expert does the formal identification of any pests reported to our phone line.
