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Gumtree scale ladybird - Rhyzobius ventralis
Added: 16 Nov 2016
Updated: 31 Oct 2018
This adventive ladybird from Australia is found in the North Island, and Canterbury and Nelson in the South Island of New Zealand. In 1898 it was deliberately released into New Zealand to control its primary prey, the gu...
Forestier's ladybird - Rhyzobius forestieri
Added: 16 Nov 2016
Updated: 31 Oct 2018
This adventive ladybird from Australia is found in the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It was released into New Zealand in 1889 to help control scale insects. It has been released in many other countries for the ...
Golden mealybug - Nipaecoccus aurilanatus
Added: 14 Mar 2018
Updated: 16 Apr 2018
This distinctive adventive mealybug comes from Australia. It has also been found in California, USA. It lives on trees in two genera of the family Araucariaceae, Agathis and Araucaria, but it has not been found on New Ze...
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