Biocontrol introduction
Target pest: Icerya purchasi (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae), cottony cushion scale
Agent introduced: Novius sp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) = Rodolia sp.
Imported:
1887
Import source:
South Africa
Import notes:
Cameron et al. (1989) - eighty Novius sp. [as Rodolia sp. - see taxonomic note in 'General comments' section], probably Novius iceryae [then Rodolia iceryae] were imported from South Africa in 1887 and released.
Released:
1887
Release details:
Cameron et al. (1989) - eighty imported Novius sp. were released in Nelson, South Island.
Establishment:
Cameron et al. (1989) - did not establish.
General comments:
Taxonomic note (18 February 2023) - Pang et al. (2020) synonymised the genus Rodolia Mulsant under the genus Novius Mulsant.
References
Cameron PJ, Hill RL, Bain J, Thomas WP (1989). A Review of Biological Control of Invertebrate Pests and Weeds in New Zealand 1874-1987. Technical Communication No 10. CAB International Institute of Biological Control. DSIR Entomology Division. 424p.
Pang H, Tang X-F, Booth RG, Vandenberg N, Forrester J, Mchugh J, ĆlipiĆski A (2020). Revision of the Australian Coccinellidae (Coleoptera). Genus Novius Mulsant of Tribe Noviini. Annales Zoologici 70(1): 1-24 https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.1.001
