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Citrus whitefly ladybird - Serangium maculigerum
Added: 17 Jan 2013  Updated: 31 Oct 2018
This adventive ladybird comes from Australia and was first found in New Zealand by Stephen Thorpe in Auckland Domain in 2005. It is present in Northland and Auckland, and spreading south. It feeds on several kinds of ins...
Ash whitefly - Siphoninus phillyreae
Added: 24 Oct 2018  Updated: 15 Jun 2023
Ash whitefly was first found in New Zealand in a Devonport garden during May 1995. The European species, is also found in Western Asia, and North Africa. It has been spread to North, Central and South America, and Austra...
Australian citrus whitefly - Orchamoplatus citri
Added: 23 Oct 2018  Updated: 05 Nov 2018
This adventive whitefly comes from Australia. It was first found in Auckland in October 2000 and quickly spread through the North Island and has reached the top of the South Island. It is mainly found on Citrus trees, bu...
Peppercorn scale - Epelidochiton piperis
Added: 11 Dec 2017  Updated: 18 Jul 2018
This distinctive endemic scale insect is found on the underside of leaves of its tree and shrub host plants. It lives in lowland forests and on urban trees in northern North Island and northern South Island. Conservation...
Karo felted scale - Eriococcus pallidus
Added: 31 Jan 2018  Updated: 14 Feb 2018
This endemic scale insect lives on leaves and stems of many trees and shrubs. It is mainly found on indigenous (native) plants in native habitats and in parks. It is present in the North and South Islands. Conservation s...
Pittosporum psyllid - Trioza vitreoradiata
Added: 14 Sep 2012  Updated: 03 Oct 2019
This endemic psyllid lives in the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It lives on its host plants, Pittosporum species, in city gardens and parks as well as native ecosystems. It has been accidentally transferred to ...
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