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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...
Citrus whitefly predator - Cybocephalus species 1
Added: 20 Nov 2017
Updated: 14 Feb 2018
This adventive beetle is a predator of whiteflies and was first found feeding on Australian citrus whitefly, Orchamoplatus citri (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on a lemon tree in an Auckland garden during 2012. It also feeds o...
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...
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