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Kōrero: Insect pests of crops, pasture and forestry

Gum-tree weevil

Gum-tree weevil

Larval and adult gum-tree weevils eat the leaves and young shoots of eucalyptus species. The pest is widespread throughout New Zealand, but does not cause as much damage as eucalyptus tortoise beetles.

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Alison Popay, Insect pests of crops, pasture and forestry – Forestry insect pests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17995/gum-tree-weevil (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Alison Popay, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.