Published by Australian Academy of Science
Activities | A plague on the pest – rabbit calicivirus disease and biological control

1. Graphing and interpreting variation in rabbit numbers

2. A hypothetical situation involving biological control

3. Food webs

4. Learning from the myxomatosis experiment

5. The calicivirus controversy: a role play

6. Spreading the calicivirus: a controversial issue

Other activities

• Northern Tablelands Dung Beetle Express, Australia
  • The dung beetle monitor – a monitoring guide for schools, landholders and Landcare groups.

• Lab Notes (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  • Dung Beetle Part 1 – some simple activities for students about dung beetles based on an article by Karl Kruszelnicki. Activities and teacher notes available.
  • Dung Beetle Part 2 – some more activities for students about dung beetles based on an another article by Karl Kruszelnicki.

• Biotechnology Online (Biotechnology Australia)
  • Some introduced pests in Australia – students work in groups or individually to research a pest and present information about pest control.