When beech trees flower and produce large amounts of seed it provides food for pests such as rats. Photo: 123RF
This week's thesis is with Rex Gibson.
He has looked really closely at something most people probably would run from. The fleas, lice, mites, tapeworms and other parasites that infest New Zealand rodents. Not only that, he's added 25 new species to the known list of rodent parasites in this country.
