Western Flower Thrips, Frankliniella Occidentalis Pergande
Identification: Pronotum with 2 pairs of large setae on anterior margin. Ctenidia present on tergite VIII and it lies anterior to spiracle. Ocellar setae not arising within ocellar triangle. Body colour yellowish with darker tergal markings. Two ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
No Evidence That Grapevines Were Smuggled
He reported the matter to MAF for investigation, as such actions could expose the viticulture industry to new pests and diseases. The report to MAF followed grapegrowers and winemakers warning the Government last November that the lack of a ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Light Brown Apple Moth Development Calculator
Example: Suppose the daily minimum for the next month or so wil be around 20 C and the daily maximum will be around 30 C. Enter 20 in the left textbox and 30 in the right textbox and you'll get 7 days for the egg period, 31 days for the larval ... [... more]
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M.J. Fletcher
Murray became Secretary to the Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust in February 1990 and Director of the Collections in November 1990. He was made an Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney, Orange, in 2004 and an Adjunct Professor at ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Ash Whitefly, Siphoninus Phillyreae (Haliday)
Identification: All whiteflies are best identified by their pupae, small immobile structures 1.5 mm long usually clustered on the underside of the leaves of its host. Ash Whitefly pupae characteristically appear to have greyish bands on a ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Argentine Ant, Linepithema Humile (Mayr)
Argentine ants are one of the world's worst ant pests. They were first reported in New South Wales at North Auburn, a suburb of Sydney, in April 1950 but there is no doubt that they had been present in several other suburbs for many years before ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
D.K. Knihinicki
Danuta K. Knihinicki has been with NSW Agriculture since 1989 working on the taxonomy of plant-feeding mites and their predators. She worked with Dr Eberhard Schicha, a world authority on the predatory mite family Phytoseiidae, until he retired ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Soybean Aphid, Aphis Glycines Matsumura
Identification: The soybean aphid is a small aphid, pale yellow in life, with black siphunculi and pale cauda (See Pic). No other aphid living on soybeans has the same combination of size and colour. Other species of aphids on legumes that might ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Ascu - Pest And Disease Information
Information on insect and mite pests of agriculture in New South Wales Western Flower Thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande Southern Red Mite, a new pest mite for Australia, Ash Whitefly, Siphoninus phillyreae (Haliday) The Agricultural ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Olive Bud Mite, Oxycenus Maxwelli(Keifer)
Damage: Overseas, at least nine species of eriophyoid mites belonging to seven genera are known to occur on olives. The most harmful species, in addition to O. maxwelli, are Aceria oleae (Nalepa), Tegolophus hassani (Keifer) and Ditrymacus ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
P.S. Gillespie
Peter Gillespie graduated with a B.Sc. from University of New England in 1983, majoring in entomology and worked from 1984-1987 as technical officer at University of NSW where his computer skills were developed. Peter has been with NSW ... [... more]
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