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Biological control of clover root weevil

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Biological control of clover root weevil

The small braconid wasp Microtonus aethiopoides was introduced from Ireland in November 2005, specifically to parasitise the clover root weevil. This wasp is preparing to lay its eggs in the body of a clover root weevil.

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Alison Popay, Insect pests of crops, pasture and forestry – Control of pasture pests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17971/biological-control-of-clover-root-weevil (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Alison Popay, published 1 March 2009.