Reference

Authors: EPA

Year: 2026

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).

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