Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Delphacidae

Pest name Associated plant Common name Reference Pest - economic status -origin -image
Eumetopina flavipes Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane Brun & Chazeau, 1986 Low Introduced?
Nilaparvata lugens Oryza sativa Rice Cabi, 2005 Undetermined Introduced
Peregrinus maidis Gramineae/Poaceae Grasses Cabi, 2005 Undetermined Introduced?
Peregrinus maidis Oryza sativa Rice Cabi, 2005 Low Introduced?
Peregrinus maidis Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane Brun & Chazeau, 1986 Low Introduced?
Peregrinus maidis Zea mays Maize Brun & Chazeau, 1986 Low Introduced?
Perkinsiella rattlei Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane Brun & Chazeau, 1986 Low Introduced
Sogatella furcifera Gramineae/Poaceae Grasses Cabi, 2005 High Introduced
Sogatella furcifera Oryza sativa Rice Cabi, 2005 High Introduced
Tarophagus proserpina Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant taro Mille, 2005 Low Indigenous
Tarophagus proserpina Colocasia esculenta Taro Mille, 2005 Low Indigenous
Tropidocephala brunnipennis Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane Dumbleton, 1954 Low Introduced?  

Pest economic status

  • Undetermined - (pest and plant present in New Caledonia; level of interaction undetermined).
  • Low - (pest has low impact on associated plant).
  • Medium - (occasionally causes economic damage).
  • High - (major pest).

Pest origin

  • Endemic - (originating from New Caledonia and restricted to this region).
  • Indigenous - non-endemic (naturally occurring in New Caledonia and elsewhere).
  • Introduced (not originating or naturally occurring in New Caledonia, introduced outside of its natural distribution).