Further to the warning by Sheryn Clothier, New Zealand Tree Crops Association’s publicity officer (in Issue 276) about the spread of the pest, guava moth, I have good news. I work part-time at Palmers and we now stock the pheromone trap to capture the male guava moth. We also have an excellent ‘green’product, Yates Success, [...]
Fruit pest on move
October 6, 2009 By
Fruit growers are warned to be on the alert for a new pest spreading through New Zealand. The fruit driller caterpillar (FDC), Coscinoptycha improbana, also known as the guava moth caterpillar, burrows into and spoils a wide range of fruits. In New Zealand, it has so far been identified in citrus, macadamias, feijoas, nashi pears, [...]
