Reference
Authors: Environment Southland
Year: 2025b
Title: Application to EPA (APP204815) to import and release the Chilean flame creeper leaf beetle, Blaptea elguetai, as a biological control agent for Chilean flame creeper (Tropaeolum speciosum), Appendix Z: Supplementary host range testing with the Chilean flame creeper beetle (Blaptea elguetai), a biocontrol agent for Chilean flame creeper (Tropaeolum speciosum).
Citation: Environmental Protection Authority Website
URL: https://www.epa.govt.nz/database-search/hsno-application-register/view/APP204815/
Introductions described:
| Target(s) | Agent(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tropaeolum speciosum, Chilean flame creeper | Blaptea elguetai | Details |
