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Biocontrol introduction

Target pest: Buddleja davidii (Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae), butterfly bush, buddleia

Agent introduced: Mecysolobus erro (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Imported:

1999

Import source:

China

Import notes:

The colony died out in containment and was not released.

References

Landcare Research (2007a). New Zealand Arthropod Collection (NZAC) Biological Control Voucher Collection. Landcare Research website [Updated 2020] https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/collections/new-zealand-arthropod-collection-nzac/databases-and-holdings/new-t2-landing-page/