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Kōrero: Insect pests of crops, pasture and forestry

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Endemic pests of pasture

Grass grub

Porina caterpillar

Porina caterpillar (1 o 2)

Porina moth

Porina moth (2 o 2)

Mānuka beetle

Pasture mealybug

Pasture mealybug

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Introduced pests of pasture foliage

Argentine stem weevil

Argentine stem weevil

Black field cricket

Black field cricket

Clover flea damage

Clover flea damage

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Introduced pests of pasture roots and foliage

Clover root weevil

Clover root weevil

Black beetles

Root aphid

Nematodes

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Control of pasture pests

DDT spraying

Biological control of grass grubs

Biological control of grass grubs

Biological control of clover root weevil

Biological control of clover root weevil

Ryegrass endophyte

Ryegrass endophyte

Resistant and non-resistant plants

Resistant and non-resistant plants

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Arable and cereal crop pests

Greasy cutworm

Wheat bugs

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Apple and kiwifruit pests

Brownheaded leafroller caterpillar

Brownheaded leafroller caterpillar

Life cycle of the apple moth

Life cycle of the apple moth

Codling moth caterpillar

Codling moth caterpillar

Greedy scales

Woolly apple aphid

Woolly apple aphid

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Other fruit and vegetable pests

White butterfly

White butterfly

Thrips

Mealybugs

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Control of horticultural insect pests

Gypsy moth trap

Gypsy moth trap

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Forestry insect pests

Black pine beetles

Black pine beetles

Eucalyptus tortoise beetle

Eucalyptus tortoise beetle

Gum-tree weevil

Gum-tree weevil

Leaf blister saw fly

Leaf blister saw fly

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Alison Popay, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/insect-pests-of-crops-pasture-and-forestry/media (accessed 10 December 2023)

He kōrero nā Alison Popay, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008