A fact sheet detailing the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) which is an agricultural pest found in Asia and more recently the US. The most likely method of entry into New Zealand is sea containers.

A fact sheet detailing the biosecurity clearance procedures for yachts and pleasure craft newcomers to New Zealand, including the ports of arrival and necessary documentation.

Exotic pests could affect human health and seriously harm New Zealand’s economy and unique environment.Hitchhikers are insects and animals that arrive on vessels – sometimes in small numbers undetected and sometimes in swarms. Some common hitchhiking pests found on ships and yachts at New Zealand ports are ants, termites, beetles, mosquitoes, wasps and bees. You could unknowingly be carrying a variety of pests on board.

This fact sheet outlines how exotic pests can be transported to New Zealand via vessels, affecting human health and harming New Zealand’s economy and unique environment. Many insect pests can fly, meaning that they do not have to be physically transferred from a vessel to the land to establish a population.

updated 5 July 2017