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Are there any alternatives to the vegetation control zone?

April 26, 2017Alternatives CONTROL vegetation zone

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Are there any alternatives to the vegetation control zone?

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The vegetation control zone is an effective way to stop the spread of the painted apple moth because the pest can easily be spread by moving the plants it is living in. Simply removing all known hosts (plants the moth is known to eat or live in) wouldn’t work because the pest would move to new hosts. The moth has quickly adapted to several native and introduced plants common in New Zealand and it is likely that it will adapt to many more.