List of Insect Species Imported and Released for Biological Control of Weeds in New Zealand

Imported Not released but not because not Plant Name Insect species Year imported Established released specific Disease testing outcomes Approval for release Type of Dirty then DSIR Director MAF ERMA NZ Tested disease Clean cleaned 1920 - 1991 1990 - 1998 1998 - 2011 Jacobaea vulgaris Tyria jacobaeae 1926 Yes No Yes Ulex europaeus Exapion ulicis 1927 Yes No Yes Hypericim perforatum Chrysolina hyperici 1943 Yes No Yes Ageratina riparia Procecidochares utilis 1958 Yes No Yes Hypericim perforatum Zeuxidiplosis giardi 1961 Yes No Yes Hypericim perforatum Chrysolina quadrigemina 1965 Yes No Yes Carduus nutans Rhinocyllus conicus 1972 Yes No Yes Cirsium arvense Ceutorynchus litura 1975 No No Yes Cirsium arvense Urophora cardui 1976 Yes No Yes Carduus nutans Trichosirocalus horridus 1977 Yes No Yes Alternanthera philoxeroides Agasicles hygrophila 1981 Yes No Yes Alternanthera philoxeroides Disonycha argentinensis 1981 No No Jacobaea vulgaris Longitarsus jacobeae 1981 Yes No Yes Alternanthera philoxeroides Arcola ( = Vogtia) malloi 1982 Yes Yes Microsporidian No Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 1982 Yes No Ulex europaeus Dictyonota strichnocera 1982 Yes Yes No Cytisus scoparius Bruchidius villosus (= ater) 1985 Yes Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Gonioctena (= Phytodecta) olivaceae 1985 Yes Yes No Cytisus scoparius Apion fruscirostre 1985 Yes Yes No Alternanthera philoxeroides Arcola ( = Vogtia) malloi 1987 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Cirsium arvense Ceutorynchus litura 1987 No Yes Microsporidian No No Yes Cirsium arvense Ceutorynchus litura 1988 No Yes Microsporidian No No Yes Ulex europaeus Tetranychus lintearius 1988 Yes Yes Fungi No Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Cydia succedana 1988 Yes No Yes Ulex europaeus Scythris grandipennis 1988 Yes No Yes Cytisus scoparius Apion immune 1988 Yes Yes No Ulex europaeus Sericothrips staphylinus 1989 Yes Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Sitona regensteinensis 1989 Yes Yes No Cirsium arvense Ceutorynchus litura 1990 Yes Yes Microsporidian No No Carduus nutans Urophora solstitialis 1990 Yes No Cirsium arvense Lema cyanella 1990 Yes Yes Yes Yes Cirsium arvense Altica carduorum 1990 No Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Pempelia genistella 1991 Yes Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Scythris gallicella 1991 Yes No Cytisus scoparius Arytainilla spartiophila 1991 Yes Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Apion immune 1992 Yes Yes No Ulex europaeus Tetranychus lintearius 1992 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Cydia succedana 1992 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 1992 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Scythris grandipennis 1992 No Yes Yes Cirsium arvense Altica carduorum 1992 No Yes Yes Carduus nutans Urophora solstitialis 1992 Yes Yes Yes Carduus nutans Urophora solstitialis 1992 Yes Yes Yes Calluna vulgaris Lochmaea suturalis 1992 Yes No Calluna vulgaris Lochmaea suturalis 1993 Yes No Calluna vulgaris Lochmaea suturalis 1993 Yes No Carduus nutans Urophora solstitialis 1993 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Pempelia genistella 1993 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 1993 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 1993 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 1993 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Scythris grandipennis 1993 No Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Scythris grandipennis 1993 No Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Scythris grandipennis 1993 No Yes Yes Carduus nutans Urophora solstitialis 1993 Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Arytainilla spartiophila 1994 Yes Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Arytainilla spartiophila 1994 Yes Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Pempelia genistella 1994 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Scythris grandipennis 1994 No Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Scythris grandipennis 1994 No Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Cydia succedana 1994 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 1994 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 1994 Yes Yes Yes Cirsium arvense Ceutorynchus litura 1994 Yes Yes No No Cirsium arvense Urophora cardui 1994 Yes Yes Yes Yes Carduus nutans Urophora solstitialis 1994 Yes Yes Yes Clematis vitalba Phytomyza vitalbae 1994 Yes Yes Yes Yes Calluna vulgaris Lochmaea suturalis 1994 Yes Yes Microsporidian No Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Pempelia genistella 1995 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Pempelia genistella 1995 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 1995 Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Gonioctena (= Phytodecta) olivaceae 1995 Yes No Calluna vulgaris Lochmaea suturalis 1995 Yes Yes Microsporidian No Yes Yes Cirsium arvense Urophora cardui 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 1996 No Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Leucoptera spartifoliella 1996 Yes No Cytisus scoparius Gonioctena (= Phytodecta) olivaceae 1996 Yes No Ulex europaeus Pempelia genistella 1996 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 1996 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 1996 Yes Yes Yes Cirsium vulgare Urophora stylata 1997 Yes No Yes Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 1997 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 1997 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 1997 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Aulacidea subterminalis 1997 Yes No Ulex europaeus Aogonopterix umbellana 1997 Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Leucoptera spartifoliella 1997 Yes No Cytisus scoparius Gonioctena (= Phytodecta) olivaceae 1997 Yes No Clematis vitalba Monophadnus spinolae 1997 Yes Yes Don't know No Yes Clematis vitalba Monophadnus spinolae 1997 Yes Yes Don't know No Yes Hieracium pillosellae Aulacidea subterminalis 1998 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Aulacidea subterminalis 1998 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 1998 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 1998 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia psilopthalma 1998 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Macrolabis pilosellae 1998 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia urbana (= praecox) 1998 No Yes Yes Clematis vitalba Monophadnus spinolae 1998 No Yes Don't know No Yes Yes Clematis vitalba Monophadnus spinolae 1998 No Yes Don't know No Yes Yes Clematis vitalba Monophadnus spinolae 1998 No Yes Don't know No Yes Yes Cirsium vulgare Urophora stylata 1998 Yes No Yes Hieracium pillosellae Aulacidea subterminalis 1999 Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Aulacidea subterminalis 1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia psilopthalma 1999 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Macrolabis pilosellae 1999 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 1999 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia urbana (= praecox) 1999 Yes No Clematis vitalba Monophadnus spinolae 1999 No Yes Don't know No Yes Clematis vitalba Monophadnus spinolae 1999 No Yes Don't know No Yes Calluna vulgaris Lochmaea suturalis 1999 Yes Yes Yes Cirsium arvense Urophora cardui 1999 Yes Yes Yes Cirsium vulgare Urophora stylata 1999 Yes Yes Yes Cirsium vulgare Urophora stylata 1999 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Pempelia genistella 1999 Yes Yes Yes Calluna vulgaris Lochmaea suturalis 2000 Yes No Calluna vulgaris Lochmaea suturalis 2000 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Macrolabis pilosellae 2000 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Sericothrips staphylinus 2001 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 2001 Yes Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Agonopterix umbellana 2001 Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia urbana (= praecox) 2001 No Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Macrolabis pilosellae 2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Macrolabis pilosellae 2001 Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 2001 No Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 2002 No Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Bruchidius villosus (= ater) 2002 Yes Ulex europaeus Sericothrips staphylinus 2002 Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia urbana (= praecox) 2003 No Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia psilopthalma 2003 No Yes Yes Yes Cirsium arvense Ceratapion onopordi 2003 Yes No Cytisus scoparius Gonioctena (= Phytodecta) olivaceae 2003 Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia urbana (= praecox) 2004 No Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 2004 No Yes Yes Jacobaea vulgaris Platyptilia isodactyla 2004 Yes No Jacobaea vulgaris Cochylis atricapitana 2004 Yes No Jacobaea vulgaris Cochylis atricapitana 2004 Yes No Passiflora spp. Pyrausta perelegans 2004 Yes No Passiflora spp. Pyrausta perelegans 2004 Yes No Cirsium arvense Ceratapion onopordi 2005 Yes No Ulex europaeus Cydia succedana 2005 Yes Jacobaea vulgaris Platyptilia isodactyla 2005 Yes Yes Yes Yes Jacobaea vulgaris Cochylis atricapitana 2005 No Yes Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia urbana (= praecox) 2005 No Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia psilopthalma 2005 No Yes Yes Hieracium pillosellae Oxyptilus pilosellae 2005 No Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Gonioctena (= Phytodecta) olivaceae 2005 Yes Cytisus scoparius Agonopterix assimilella 2005 Yes Cirsium arvense Ceratapion onopordi 2006 Yes No Chrysanthemoides monilifera Tortrix sp. 2006 Yes Yes Yes Yes Jacobaea vulgaris Cochylis atricapitana 2006 No Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Gonioctena (= Phytodecta) olivaceae 2006 Yes Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Gonioctena (= Phytodecta) olivaceae 2006 Yes Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Aceria genistae 2006 Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Aceria genistae 2006 Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Agonopterix assimilella 2006 Don't know Yes Yes Yes Passiflora spp. Pyrausta perelegans 2006 Yes No Hieracium pillosellae Cheilosia urbana (= praecox) 2006 No Yes Yes Ulex europaeus Cydia succedana 2006 Yes Yes Yes Cirsium arvense Cassida rubiginosa 2007 Yes Yes Yes Yes Cirsium arvense Ceratapion onopordi 2007 Don't know Yes Yes Yes Cirsium arvense Ceratapion onopordi 2007 Don't know Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Gonioctena (= Phytodecta) olivaceae 2007 Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Aceria genistae 2007 Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Agonopterix assimilella 2007 Don't know Yes Yes Tradescantia fluminensis Neolema ogloblini 2007 Yes Yes Gregarine No Yes Cirsium arvense Ceratapion onopordi 2008 Don't know Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Aceria genistae 2008 Yes Yes Yes Cytisus scoparius Agonopterix assimilella 2008 Don't know Yes Yes Tradescantia fluminensis Neolema ogloblini 2009 Yes Yes Gregarine No Yes Yes Tradescantia fluminensis Neolema ogloblini 2009 Yes Yes Gregarine No Yes Tradescantia fluminensis Neolema abbreviata 2009 Yes Gregarine No Yes Yes Tradescantia fluminensis Lema basicostata 2009 Yes Gregarine No Yes Yes Tradescantia fluminensis Buckibrotica cintipennis 2009 Yes No Lonicera japonica Apha aequalis 2009 Yes Yes No Lonicera japonica Limenitis glorifica 2009 Yes No Lonicera japonica Limenitis camilla 2009 Yes Yes No Lonicera japonica Zaraea lewisii 2009 Yes No Tradescantia fluminensis Neolema ogloblini 2010 Yes Yes Gregarine No Yes Solanum mauritianum Gargaphia decoris 2010 Yes Yes Yes Yes Araujia hortorum Colaspis argentinensis 2010 Yes Yes Yes Araujia hortorum Toxotrypana australis 2010 Yes No Araujia hortorum Rhyssomatus diversicollis 2010 Yes Yes No Lonicera japonica Cosmopterigid sp 2010 Yes No Lonicera japonica Oberea shirahatai 2010 Yes No Passiflora spp. Pyrausta perelegans 2010 Yes No Passiflora spp. Odonna passiflorae 2010 Yes No Araujia hortorum Colaspis argentinensis 2011 No Araujia hortorum Toxotrypana australis 2011 No Cytisus scoparius Agonopterix assimilella 2011 Don't know