You are here: Home» NZFFA Library» Forest Management» Forest Health, Pests and Diseases» Forestry pests» Uraba lugens, Gum-leaf skeletoniser» Gumleaf skeletoniser jumps Cook Strait


PESTS AND DISEASES OF FORESTRY IN NEW ZEALAND

Gumleaf skeletoniser jumps Cook Strait

Scion is the leading provider of forest-related knowledge in New Zealand
Formerly known as the Forest Research Institute, Scion has been a leader in research relating to forest health for over 50 years. The Rotorua-based Crown Research Institute continues to provide science that will protect all forests from damage caused by insect pests, pathogens and weeds. The information presented below arises from these research activities.

From Forest Health News 212, January 2011.

The gumleaf skeletoniser (Uraba lugens), an Australian species that was first found in New Zealand in 1992 at Mt Maunganui has been found in Nelson. An old egg mass and four clusters of young larvae along with skeletonised leaves were found in early January, on a residential property by a member of the public. The identification was made by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry entomologists. This is the first record of the gumleaf skeletoniser from the South Island and there is no reason it should not spread further south. Previously the moth had been known only from Auckland, Coromandel, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s Bay.

John Bain

(top)

This information is intended for general interest only. It is not intended to be a substitute for specific specialist advice on any matter and should not be relied on for that purpose. Scion will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, loss of profits, or any other intangible losses that result from using the information provided on this site.
(Scion is the trading name of the New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited.)

(top)

Farm Forestry - Headlines

Article archive »