Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Biocontrol agents released in 2014/15

Species Releases made
Broom gall mite (Aceria genistae) 81
Darwin’s barberry seed weevil (Berberidicola exeratus) 1
Green thistle beetle (Cassida rubignosa) 5
Lantana blister rust (Puccinia lantanae) 2
Lantana leaf rust (Prospodium tuberculatum) 7
Tradescantia leaf beetle (Neolema ogloblini) 13
Tradescantia stem beetle (Lema basicostata) 5
Tradescantia tip beetle (Neolema abbreviata) 2
Woolly nightshade lace bug (Gargaphia decoris) 9
Total 125