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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 ...
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...
Soft wax scale - Ceroplastes destructor
Added: 01 Oct 2018  Updated: 01 Nov 2018
This adventive scale insect was first reported to be in New Zealand in 1940. It is found in the Northern half of New Zealand. It is mainly found on cultivated plants and is an important pest of citrus in Gisborne and Nor...
Chinese wax scale - Ceroplastes sinensis
Added: 08 Oct 2018  Updated: 18 Oct 2018
This adventive scale insect was first reported in New Zealand 1932. It is now found in the northern half of the North Island and Great Island (Three Kings Islands). It has been found on native and plants from other count...
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