Professor

Phil Lester

Professor of Biology

School of Biological Sciences

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COMMITTEE/BOARD/SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT

FEATURED
Technical Advisory Group - Yellow Legged-Hornet incursion (Ministry for Primary Industries)
1 Oct 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
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PRIZE/AWARD/DISTINCTION

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Victoria University of Wellington Postgraduate Students’ Association Victorias Best Postgraduate Supervisor Award (2017 & 2022)
1 Nov 2022
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The Peter Molan Award from Apiculture NZ for excellence and an outstanding contribution to advance the apicultural industry
1 Jun 2021
COMMITTEE/BOARD/SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT

FEATURED
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Committee (Environmental Protection Authority)
1 May 2020 - 30 Apr 2032
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MEDIA
Hornet eradication effort gaining ground (Radio NZ podcast)
20 Apr 2026
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Yellow-legged hornet: NZ has a narrow window to stop it, here’s how everyone can help (NZ Herald Article)
1 Dec 2025
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Gene Silencing Varroa Control Proposed in the US, with Support from NZ (Apiarist's Advocate, NZ)
2 Jul 2025
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EDITORSHIP
Frontiers in Bee Science (Specialty Chief Editor for Bee Protection and Health)
1 Feb 2022
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James Cook Fellowship (Royal Society Te Apārangi)
1 May 2015
EDITORSHIP
Myrmecological News (Subject Editor)
1 Jul 2014
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