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NEW ZEALAND BEEKEEPER, MAY 2017
PHOTO ESSAY
FLOODING AT TE AROHA, WAIKATO Jo Telfar took these photos of her beehives and other land around Te Aroha in the aftermath of cyclones Debbie and Cook, which delivered a one–two punch in mid-April.
Further information about myrtle rust • Look out for this distinctive yellow/ orange fungus on leaves and young plant stems. Report it to MPI on 0800 80 99 66. • Carefully note the location. Photograph the rust AND the affected plant/leaves. As myrtle rust only affects certain plants, we can rule it out by seeing the plant. • DO NOT TOUCH the plant or rust. Do not take a sample. Touching it can spread it. • Call through your sighting to MPI on 0800 80 99 66. • bright yellow/orange powdery patches on leaves; • brown/grey rust pustules (older spores) can appear on older lesions; • leaves may become buckled or twisted and die off. For more information, go to http:// www.mpi.govt.nz/protection-and- response/finding-and-reporting- pests-and-diseases/pest-and-disease- search?article=1484 • Symptoms to look out for are:
Jo’s son Joshua Martin out helping his mum with the bees, which he often does. Jo said, “You can see how close the floodwaters came to our hives (that were closely watched)”.
Below: Jo took this photo on 17 April, after Cyclone Cook blasted Waikato for a second time, adding to the flooding problems. Jo remarked, “We captured only a couple more [photos] this morning as it was bright sunshine and as soon as we got to this site, in rolled the black clouds and it pelted down! The floodwater you can see is usually all pasture. The Waihou River runs straight through this farm and of course due to the cyclone, flooded a large part of Te Aroha and surrounding farms”.
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