MAF Biosecurity Authority
- responsible for border control (through the MAF Quarantine Service) and
for biosecurity issues affecting NZ's primary production sector (agriculture,
horticulture and forestry)
Department of Conservation
- responsible for biosecurity issues that impact on conservation and the environment
Ministry of Fisheries (MFish)
- responsible for marine biosecurity issues, including threats to both conservation
and commercial values in the marine environment
NSW Agriculture
- Argentine ants are also a pest in New South Wales and
other parts of Australia. NSW Agriculture has produced a fact sheet on Argentine
ants
HEAR Project
- Argentine ants are also a pest in the United States, including
Hawaii. The Hawaiian Ecosystems At Risk (HEAR) Project has produced a report
on Argentine ants