INTERESTING INSECTS
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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...
Mealybug ladybird - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Added: 19 Oct 2016
Updated: 29 Oct 2018
This adventive ladybird was deliberately imported from Australia and released into New Zealand several times from 1897 to 1924 to control mealybugs. It is mainly found in Auckland and Northland as it does not persist in ...
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...
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