Environment

Biological control

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All about biological control

Find out what biological control is and how it is used in Northland.

Alligator Weed Beetle.

Alligator weed beetle

Agasicles hygrophila
Biocontrol agent for target Alligator Weed

Alligator weed moth.

Alligator weed moth

Arcola malloi
Biocontrol agent for alligator weed

Blackberry rust.

Blackberry rust

Phragmidium violaceum
For target weed Blackberry

Boneseed leafroller larva.

Boneseed leafroller

Tortrix s.l.sp. “chrysanthemoides”
For target weed Boneseed

Eucalyptus sawfly larva.

Bracon phylacteophaga wasp

For the target pest leafblister sawfly
(Phylacteophaga frogatti)

Broom seed beetle.

Broom seed beetle

Bruchidius villosus
For target weed Broom

Cleopus weevil.

Cleopus weevil

Cleopus japonicus
For target weed Buddleja davidii

Cotesia ruficrus wasp.

Cotesia wasp

Cotesia ruficrus
Parasitic wasp for target pests armyworms and cutworms.

Eucalyptus tortoise beetle.

Ennogera and Neopolycytus

Ennogera nassaui and Neopolycytus insectifurax
For target pest Ecalyptus tortoise beetle

Mist flower gall fly.

Gall fly

Procecidochares utilis and Procecidochares alani
Mexican devil weed and mist flower gall fly

Gorse pod moth.

Gorse pod moth

Cydia succedana
Biocontrol agent for target weed Gorse

Gorse Seed Weevil.

Gorse seed weevil

Exapion ulicis
Biocontrol agent for target weed gorse

Gorse spider mite.

Gorse spider mite

Tetranychus lintearius
Biocontrol agent for Gorse.

Gorse thirps.

Gorse thrips

Sericothrips staphylinus
Biocontrol agent for gorse

Meteorus pulchricornis.

Meteorus wasp

Meteorus pulchricornis
Hosts to the larvae of 21 moth species.

Mexican dung beetle.

Mexican dung beetle

Copris incertus
Biological control agent for improving pasture quality

Mist flower fungus.

Mist flower fungus

Entyloma ageratinae
Biocontrol agent for Mist flower

Thistle weevils.

Nodding thistle receptacle weevil

Rhinocyllus conicus
For target weed nodding thistle

Ragwort flea beetle.

Ragwort flea beetle

Longitarsus jacobaeae
Biocontrol agent for target weed Ragwort

Rust fungus.

Rust fungus

Puccinia myrsiphylli
For target weed smilax (bridal creeper)

Thripobius javae wasp.

Thripobius javae wasp

For target pest greenhouse thrips
Heliothrips haemorroidalis

Tomato fruitworm wasps.

Tomato fruitworm wasps

Cotesia kuzak and Microplitis croceipes
Parasitic wasps for Tomato fruitworm

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