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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,...
Koebele's ladybird - Rodolia koebelei
Added: 17 Nov 2016
Updated: 31 Oct 2018
This Australian ladybird is found in the North Island of New Zealand. It was first recognised in New Zealand by Peter Maddison in 2003 when he found it in Mangere, Auckland. The earliest known specimen was from a bait tr...
Cardinal ladybird - Rodolia cardinalis
Added: 21 Nov 2016
Updated: 31 Oct 2018
This Australian ladybird is found in the North Island and Nelson in the South Island of New Zealand. It is an important predator of cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi Maskell, 1879 (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) that was...
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...
Eleven-spotted ladybird - Coccinella undecimpunctata
Added: 11 Oct 2012
Updated: 29 Oct 2018
This adventive ladybird comes from the northern hemisphere. It is present in Europe, Asia and North America. It is now widespread in New Zealand, where it occurs in grasslands, vegetable crops, field crops, cereals, and ...
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