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Cottony cushion scale parasitoid - Cryptochaetum iceryae
Added: 28 Mar 2018
Updated: 12 Nov 2018
This adventive fly is from Australia, though it is now found in many parts of the world where it helps control its host, the Cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae). It was first sent to New Zea...
Cottony cushion scale - Icerya purchasi
Added: 28 Mar 2018
Updated: 14 Nov 2018
This adventive scale insect from Australia was first found in New Zealand in 1877 after which it became a serious pest on trees and shrubs, including citrus orchards, until controlled by the Australian cardinal ladybird,...
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