From the Kākāpō Files
The latest podcast on the Kākāpō Files features the rapid extraction method that John, our Technical Director, back from a Read More
2026-03-10
AFB Case Study – AFB alert
We were expecting the alert here at the lab. The beekeeper had just left after he had brought his hives Read More
2025-12-12
A ‘booming’ Kākāpō 2025/26 season
2026 is going to be a ‘booming’ (and possibly the largest) Kākāpō breeding season of fledglings. Kākāpō only breed when Read More
2025-11-17
Apimondia 2025
It’s hard to believe that just over a month ago we were searching the Bella Center in Copenhagen for our Read More
2025-11-12
Faster sexing means better breeding Takahē
The method of PCR has many wonderful uses and our work with the Department of Conservation (DOC) definitely falls into Read More
2025-07-17
Research into amitraz resistance continues at dnature
John Mackay, Technical Director It is interesting that once a genetic culprit can be linked to treatment resistance, that reports Read More
2025-05-08
Southland Beekeeper Wins AFB Compensation Claim
source: Apiarist’s Advocate George Bell’s first thought when he discovered American foulbrood (AFB) in his hives was not to gain Read More
2025-04-03
Does your work involve cell counting & PCR?
Do you want to improve your environmental footprint? At dnature we have a range of products that are kinder on Read More
2024-10-10
New Zealand honey in Takayama
A recent trip to Takayama, Japan saw us chance upon a honey shop. While honey is an important ingredient in Read More
2024-09-30
Amitraz Resistance Update
In our last apiculture newsletter, we described the development of new assays to detect two mutations (DNA changes) in the Read More
