Group Members

	Rosalynn Anderson-Lederer is an ecologist with the QEII National Trust. She has a broad interest in applied biology and how practitioners can transfer knowledge gained from the field and lab to create practical solutions on the ground through collaboration with stakeholders. Profile »
	Jacqueline Beggs is an Associate Professor in Ecology and Entomology at the University of Auckland. She has studied the ecology and control of wasps in New Zealand since 1991. Profile »
	Bob Brown is a recent graduate from the University of Auckland where his PhD thesis work was funded by Plant and Food Research. His research on social wasps has focused on their use of chemical cues to identify potential mates and locate food sources. Profile »
	Eric Edwards is an entomologist with the Department of Conservation (DOC) charged with providing national direction on invertebrate conservation issues and facilitating science applied to conservation. The development and application of landscape scale pest control tools is key.
	Ronny Groenteman is an ecologist with Landcare Research, interested in classical biological control of environmental weeds and pests. Her research focuses on multi-species interactions, aiming to improve safety and effectiveness of biocontrol, and prevent non-target effects. Profile »
	Phil Lester is a Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington. He has been with Victoria and the Centre for Biodiversity & Restoration Ecology since 2001. His current focus with social wasp research is examining the diversity, abundance and effects of pathogens in their native and introduced range. Profile »
	Richard Toft is an insect ecologist and Managing Director of Entecol. He spent 20 years with DSIR and then Landcare Research, where one of the main areas of his work was on the ecology and control of invasive invertebrates, particularly wasps and ants. He continues to work on testing and developing new control tools and strategies for wasps and other invasive pests. Profile »
	Andrew Twidle is an organic chemist in the Biosecurity group at Plant and Food Research. His role focuses on the identification of semiochemicals used in plant and insect interactions. Current research areas include; mealybug pheromones, oviposition cues of moths, pollination odors used by honey bees and pheromone identifications of potentially invasive insect species. Profile »
	Darren Ward is an entomologist at Landcare Research focused on the threats of invasive insects. He is also curator of wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera) at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection (NZAC). Profile »