Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Dune Ecosystem Reference Database

Invertebrates associated with Acacia longifoliae Andr. (Willd.) (Leguminosaae) in Northland and Horowhenua

Author
Hill R, Dymock J
Year
2019
Journal / Source
Report prepared for Northland Regional Council
Pages
13 pp
Summary
A low-key survey of the invertebrate fauna associated with the foliage and seed pods of Acacia longifolia in Northland was carried out from December 2018 to August 2019 for the Northland Regional Council. Objectives • To survey the invertebrate fauna associated with the foliage and reproductive structures of A. longifolia in Northland and comment on the herbivores and their associated predators and parasitoids. • To determine whether two candidate biocontrol agents, a gall wasp Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae and a seed weevil Melanterius ventralis are already present in New Zealand. • To determine whether native ecological analogues of the two candidate biocontrol agents that would potentially be sources of natural enemies that could interfere with biocontrol success are present in New Zealand