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2020 eco dates calendar inside! Biodiversity, Biosecurity, Bugs & Bees ISSUE 81 – RAUMATI SUMMER 2019/2020

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Page 1: ISSUE 81 – RAUMATI SUMMER 2019/2020

2020 eco dates calendar

inside!

Biodiversity,

Biosecurity,

Bugs & Bees

ISSUE 81 – RAUMATI SUMMER 2019/2020

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Kia ora Pollution BustersBuzzBOP and the team hope you had a great term at school and have lots of fun things planned for the holidays. The pōhutukawa are flowering and raumati (summer) is here! BuzzBOP is excited to get out in the environment and feel Tamanuiterā’s warmth and the cool sparking wai of Tangaroa.

After our last newsletter BuzzBop has been a very busy bee and used the maramataka (māori lunar calendar) to plant the garden, there should be an abundant crop when it’s time for harvesting! It got BuzzBOP thinking about other things that can help in the garden, like bugs and plants, and also things that aren’t helpful in our backyards or the region.

So in this issue we are going to take a look at biodiversity and biosecurity, and some of the beneficial bugs (you guessed it – bees!).

Have a go at the activities, enter the colouring competition on page 11 and drop BuzzBOP a letter or email!

We hope you have a wonderful break and enjoy spending time with your whānau and friends.

Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou – Season’s greetings for Christmas and the New Year.

See you all in 2020!

From BuzzBOP and the Pollution Busters team at Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

Send BuzzBOP your photos, stories, and art! Remember to include your name, age and address on the back.

POST: Bay of Plenty Regional Council Pollution Busters Club Freepost 122076 PO Box 364 Whakatāne 3158

EMAIL: [email protected]

Jayda, our last competition winner with her prize pack and her sister Skye.

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Native manu / bird e.g. Tūī, Pīwakawaka Weeds Spider web /

māwhaiwhai

Camouflaged insect

(hard to see because it looks like the plant or

surface it is on)

Pollinator Introduced manu

e.g. sparrow Flower / Putiputi Butterfly / Pepe

Animal tracks Who do you think

made them? Worm / NokeLook under a rock

– who is living there?

Predator (something that eats

something else)

Native plant

or treee.g. Harakeke

Fruit / Hua Insect making a sound

Somewhere an insect or animal lives

Something living in soil

ADD YOUR OWN HERE ADD YOUR OWN HERE ADD YOUR OWN HERE

Biodiversity Rerenga rauropiThe variety of all living things on Earth.From tiny bacteria and the smallest insect or plant to the massive kauri and whales.

Backyard biodiversity scavenger huntCan you find all the things in the scavenger hunt? You can add other interesting things you discover in the empty squares.

TIP! You might need to read this newsletter and find out about some of these things before doing the hunt!

This summer get out and explore the biodiversity in your backyard, at the beach or in the bush. Let BuzzBOP know what you find!

Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana Pollution Busters Newsletter – Issue 81 3

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We do this by:Stopping the things we don’t want coming into the country at the border (airports, ports).

Managing or getting rid of the ones that have already arrived and are living in the wild.

BiosecurityProtection of the environment from species we don’t want (like pest plants and animals, and diseases).

NO ENTRY

Reducing the damage they can do, and the impact they have on our economy, conservation and health.

Top 5 pest threats in the Bay of Plenty

Match the pest to their descriptions and pictures.Pest plants and animals are a problem because they:

$ cost us money $

compete with native species for food and

places to live

kill native species

upset the balance of nature

can be bad for our health (some weeds make people sneeze or get rashes)

Can you think of any other reasons?

HORNWORT

WEEDS

ASIAN PADDLE

CRAB

DAMA

WALLABIES

I feed on small native fish, trout and their eggs. I compete for food with native species, like koura (freshwater crayfish). I lower water quality by stirring up mud to feed.

I can be found in Rotorua, and I need to be stopped from spreading! Some people say I’m cute, but I have a huge appetite for grass, seedlings and shrubs. I am a real pest.

I can be found on boat hulls and marinas. I starve native species of food and living space.

MEDITERRANEAN FANWORM

BROWN BULLHEAD CATFISH

I’m a pest plant. I grow to become a floating blanket on our waterways. I shade out native species and can block waterways.

Check out Pollution

Busters Issue 71 at

www.boprc.govt.nz

to find out more

about Pests!

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I’m native to South East Asia. I live in estuaries and compete with natives crabs for space and food. I like to eat native species such as shellfish, fish and other crustaceans.

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Find all the pest plants and animals to reveal the hidden message using the left over letters.

T T O G H A S S S A S T O P R

I N L A E N E T K L T H E A D

U A D M D A I I N L S P I R I

R E M B G T P B I E R N U S D

F N A U E N G B K S B B E T Y

I I N S H A A A S O A A S A M

W T S I O L M R W R D T O O O

I N B A G F P L O N A E S T F

K E E T P L O O B R A N T S E

D G A S A R G N N E D A N I R

L R R M I O A N I T R A P S R

I A D K O A L S A S I N T H E

W E E N B A Y O R A F P L E T

N E T Y U N O W N E D C A T S

T D E E W R O T A G I L L A !

ALLIGATOR WEEDARGENTINE ANT DIDYMOEASTERN ROSELLAFERRETS GAMBUSIAHEDGEHOGLANTANAMAGPIESNOOGOORA BUR OLD MANS BEARD RABBITSRAINBOW LORIKEET RAINBOW SKINKSRATSSPARTINA STOATS UNOWNED CATSWILD KIWIFRUIT

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !

BE A PEST DETECTIVE! Check out pestdetective.org.nz

It can help you figure out which pest animals are in your backyard.

STOP PESTS AT YOUR PLACE AND BRING BACK THE BIRDS!

Get involved in backyard trapping and help make the Bay predator free! You can get traps for your backyard, or join a community group.

More information can be found at predatorfreenz.org/get-involved/backyard-trapping/

Or if you live in Tauranga or the Western Bay: predatorfreebop.nz

Eastern Bay of Plenty: halowhakatane.org.nz

BECOME A WEEDBUSTER! GET RID OF PEST PLANTS

weedbusters.org.nz has lots of information to help you identify weeds (some are garden plants that have escaped!) and learn what to plant instead.

IF YOU SEE A WALLABY, REPORT IT! Phone 0800 STOP PESTS (0800 796 773) or visit stoppests.co.nz

SEE PAGE 8 ALL ABOUT BUGS!

Bodhi is a Halo Whakatāne Kaitiaki Kadet, and has three traps in his backyard, he has caught 10 rats and 2 hedgehogs so far!

JO

IN ING F O R C E S AG A I N ST PESTS

Be a Biosecurity Officer in your backyard!

ANSWER: Stop the spread of pest plants and animals in the Bay of Plenty!

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To find out more about the bugs in your backyard go to the Landcare Research website: landcareresearch.co.nz SEARCH: what is this bug? It’s a very cool website that will help you identify the bugs you find.

Bugs, insects, worms and other invertebrates (like spiders) might freak you out, but did you know they are very important to life on Earth? They can be very helpful in our backyard and are part of the web of life as decomposers, pollinators (see page 10), predators or food for other animals, insects and birds.

animals that don’t have a backbone or skeleton

Bugs

Worms are great to have in your garden because

they eat decaying vegetation and aerate and mix the soil.

Learn how it works by making a worm jar!

Cicadas are the sound of summer! The boys make all that noise to attract a girl. They spend most of their lives underground. In summer you can find their old skins on fences or tree trunks. Predators that eat cicadas include wasps, birds and even cats!

Here are some that you could find in your garden... but there are lots more! Let BuzzBOP know which bugs you find in your backyard.

Slaters are found in damp places, compost heaps, under bark and garden debris. Their favourite food is decaying plant matter, but they will eat root vegetables (like carrots) if the soil is dry.

You can find out more about these garden

superheroes in PBC newsletter 68

- Natures Helpers at www.boprc.govt.nz

COLOUR IN THE BUTTERFLY

Do you know what kind of bug this butterfly started out as?A caterpillar!

Backyard Bug hunt!

YOU WILL NEED:

• Plastic tweezers (optional)

• Clean jars or containers

• Magnifying glass

WHAT TO DO:

1. Place some soil, leaves or sticks in a container.

2. Go hunting – look around plants or flowers in

your garden, look under small rocks or pieces of

wood – find a bug.

3. Put the bug carefully in your container.

4. Look at the bug through the container using the

magnifying glass. How many legs does it have?

Do you know what sort of bug it is?

You could make notes or take photos of it.

5. Once you are finished looking at it, put it back

where you found it.

Creepy crawlies after dark! Did you know some bugs are nocturnal - go out at night with a torch and see who you can find!

Make a potato trap to see who lives in the soil

Cut it in half and scoop out some of the inside, put a hole in it. Bury it in the soil and

leave it for a few days. Dig it up and see who’s inside!

Detailed instructions can be found at www.doc.govt.nz/get-involved/conservation-activities/

take-a-garden-insect-census

Want wētā in your garden? Make a motel! It’s a nice dry place that wētā can crawl into and be safe from predators.

Check out the instructions in PBC newsletter 54 - Biodiversity (find it at www.boprc.govt.nz)

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BuzzBOP’s FriendDonna Watchman - Biosecurity Officer

WHAT DO YOU DO?I’m a Biosecurity Officer, my job is a little bit like the programmes you see on TV. Most of my work is about looking for plants and bugs that could be bad for New Zealand. If people catch a bug, or a spider, or a fly they haven’t seen before, they can take a photograph or bring them to me to check that it is an okay bug, because I know a lot about New Zealand insects.

My favourite insects are ants. I know a lot about all the different ants in New Zealand. I use a microscope to count their teeth, and count their toes to check that they are normal ants, or bad ants. Red Fire ants are bad. We don’t want them to come and live here in New Zealand because fire ants can sting and hurt people a lot. They can also kill our good insects and kill baby birds with their stings.

I also visit kauri trees that people have in their gardens, to check that they are healthy and don’t have Kauri Dieback Disease, which can kill kauri trees.

WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB? I like helping people by teaching them what to do about rabbits, rats, goats, stoats and wasps at their houses. It’s fun for me when people bring insects in to me to check. Insects are so beautiful, with all their different colours.

WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE TO POLLUTION BUSTERS?You can be a biosecurity officer at home. New Zealand has lots of special insects and animals that we need to look after. If you find an insect that you haven’t seen before, you should try to catch it in a jar or a plastic container with a lid (or get an adult to catch it) or take a photo of it and call 0800 80 99 66.

JO IN IN G F O R C E S AG A I N ST PESTS

BuzzBOP’s FriendDonna WatchmanBiosecurity Officer

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1. Cut out the triangle below or use any paper, and cut it or fold it into a triangle to start. You could use plain paper and decorate it after.

2. Fold up the bottom corners to meet at the top.

3. Fold the two corners back down at an angle so they are like the wings.

4. Fold down the top as shown (there are dotted lines on the template to guide you).

5. Fold both sides back on an angle.

6. If you use your own paper draw eyes and colour it in!

There are lots of instructions for origami insects on the internet. Give some others a go!

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Bees feed on the nectar made by flowers. While they are busy taking the

nectar, pollen sticks to their legs or bodies and rubs off onto other flowers of the same type

as they move from one to another. This pollinates the flowers to help grow new fruits and vegetables. We depend on the pollinators and without them there wouldn’t be as many flowers or fruits and vegetables.

Plant a bee-friendly garden – they need lots of flowers to feed from. Bees need food, so they can help pollinate our kai!

Not use bee harmful chemicals in our gardens.

Bees get thirsty! Use a shallow dish, put pebbles and small sticks in the water for bees to rest on while they drink.

Make a bee and bug hotel! An easy one is using an old plastic bottle or can and bamboo cut to fit inside – there are lots of other ideas online.

Make a bee and bug house and send BuzzBOP a photo!

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Help the bee find its way to the flower and then home to the hivePollination is the transfer of pollen by pollinators (bees, insects, birds) or wind. The pollen fertilises egg cells to make seeds. It’s how insects help plants to make seeds.

Every garden needs pollinators and bees (pī) are

one of the best, butterflies, and some birds (like tūī and korimako/bellbird) are also pollinators.

Bees Pī

About 1/3 of everything we eat depends on bees for pollination – without bees we would have almost no fruits, vegetables, seeds or nuts to eat.

YOU can help bees!Native bee in Mānuka

New Zealand has 28 native and 13 introduced species of bee.

The most common bees are the honey bee and bumble bee. Honey bees make the honey that we eat... yum!

How do bees get to school?On the school buzz!

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COLOURING COMPETITION

Send your entry to:

POST: Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Pollution Busters Club, Freepost 122076, PO Box 364, Whakatāne 3158

EMAIL: [email protected]

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Age: COMPETITION CLOSES: 1 March 2020

Check Clean Dry your boat, trailer and equipment when

moving between waterways

of freshwater pests

Koi carp

Gambusia

Didymo

Catfish

Hornwort

Lagarosiphon

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IMPACT: STUCK AT HOME In most emergencies, it’s best to stay in your own home if it is safe to do so. But that may mean being without power and

water or any way to get supplies for three days or more.

WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD YOU TAKE? Do you have enough food? What about family members who need medication? Do you have enough food for pets to get through too?

LIGHT UPYour emergency supplies don’t have to be in a kit, but you might have to find them in the dark. Make sure everyone knows where the torches and batteries are.

FRIDGE FIRST If the power goes out, eat the food from your fridge first, then your freezer, before you eat the food in the cupboard or your emergency kit.

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURSGet to know your neighbours. In an emergency, they may need your help, or you may need their help. You may be able to band together to get through.

BuzzBOP knows that

‘never happens, happens’

so here are some tips so

you can be prepared!

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Information in this newsletter was sourced and adapted from: boprc.govt.nz, doc.govt.nz, getready.govt.nz, whatstheplanstan.co.nz

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