The Tool NZ Growers Need

A single, trusted platform linking pests, beneficial organisms, and crop protection decisions for New Zealand horticulture.

The Problem

Growers make critical pest management decisions without easy access to information about how sprays affect beneficial insects. Information is scattered, overseas-focused, or behind paywalls. There's no single source of truth for NZ conditions.

The BioHub Solution

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Search Any Way

By crop, pest, beneficial, or spray product - get the information you need, fast

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NZ-Specific

Built for our organisms, our crops, our registered products

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Beneficial-First

Understand spray toxicity on the insects protecting your crop

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Field-Ready

Mobile-first design for decisions when and where you need them

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Open Access

No logins, no paywalls - knowledge for every grower

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Validated

Expert-curated information you can trust

The Path Forward

Stage 1

Beneficials Platform - Search pests, beneficial organisms, and crops. Understand relationships and biology.

Stage 2

Crop Protection Database - Link registered products to organisms. Search by spray, see what's affected.

Stage 3

Toxicity Scoring - Validated ratings for spray effects on beneficials. Make informed IPM decisions.

Beyond

Expand & Evolve - MRL data, resistance management, monitoring integration. The platform grows with industry needs.

Why This Matters

31
Crop types across NZ
100+
Beneficial species
1
Trusted source needed

Real Impact

  • Better IPM decisions - Growers can protect beneficials while controlling pests
  • Reduced chemical use - Choose targeted products, avoid broad-spectrum when beneficials are working
  • Education resource - Train the next generation of growers and agronomists
  • Research visibility - Identify gaps in knowledge about spray effects
  • Industry standard - A shared reference point across all of NZ horticulture

Bring BioHub to Life

We believe this tool is too important to stay on the shelf. We're gauging support to build it right.

I'm a Grower/User

Tell us you'd use this tool. Your voice matters for funding applications.

I Can Fund This

Industry groups, research funds, or private supporters - let's talk partnership.

I Support This

Agronomists, researchers, educators - add your voice.

Register Your Interest

Ready to Build

HortPlus is a 25-year-old NZ agricultural technology company providing weather data services and decision support platforms to major industry groups including NZAPI, Zespri, Onions NZ, Summerfruit NZ, and VegeNZ.

We've successfully delivered MetWatch (weather & disease decision support), SprayView (spray diary management), and other platforms serving thousands of NZ growers. We know how to build tools that work in the field.

The BioHub design is complete. The staged approach is proven. The need is validated. We're ready to build this when the industry is ready to support it.

Contact

Mike Barley
Director, HortPlus
[email protected]

Want to discuss funding, partnerships, or technical details? Get in touch directly.