Pest Watch: 07/08/2006 - 15/09/2006
Biosecurity is about managing risks - protecting the New Zealand environment and economy from exotic pests and diseases. Biosecurity New Zealand devotes much of its time to ensuring that new organism records come to its attention, to follow up as appropriate. The tables below list new organisms that have become established, new hosts for existing pests and extension to distribution for existing pests. The information was collated during 07/08/2006 - 15/09/2006 and held in the Plant Pest Information Network (PPIN) database. Wherever possible, common names have been included.
| ANIMAL KINGDOM RECORDS 07/08/2006 – 15/09/2006 | ||||
| Validated new to New Zealand reports | ||||
| Organism | Host | Location | Submitted by | Comment |
| No new to New Zealand records during this period. | ||||
| New host reports | ||||
| Organism | Host | Location | Submitted by | Comment |
| No new host records during this period. | ||||
| Extension to distribution reports | ||||
| Organism | Host | Location | Submitted by | Comment |
| No extension to distribution records during this period. | ||||
| Nasser Ahmed, Adviser – Response (Animal), Biosecurity New Zealand, ph 04 894 0550, nasser.ahmed@maf.govt.nz | ||||
| PLANT KINGDOM RECORDS 07/08/2006 - 15/09/2006 | |||
| Validated new to New Zealand reports | |||
| Organism | Host | Location | Submitted by |
| Phytophthora europaea (fungus: no common name) |
Iris sibirica (Siberian iris) |
South Canterbury | Landcare Research |
| Bactericera cockerelli (potato/tomato psyllid) |
Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Pseudocercospora gunnerae (fungus: no common name) |
Gunnera tinctoria (Chilean rhubarb) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Pseudocercospora pandoreae (fungus: no common name) |
Pandorea pandorana (Wonga wonga vine) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Ramularia subtilis (fungus: no common name) |
Ligularia clivorum (no common name) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Cladosporium oncobae (fungus: no common name) |
Oncoba spinosa (fried egg tree) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Ramularia tenella (fungus: no common name) |
Lupinus polyphyllus (Russell lupin) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Pseudocercospora arecacearum (fungus: no common name) |
Rhopalostylis sapida (feather duster palm, nikau palm) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Dactylaria dimorpha (fungus: no common name) |
Cymbidium sp. (cymbidium orchid) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Distocercospora livistonae (fungus: no common name) |
Livistona decipiens (Australian ribbon palm, weeping cabbage palm) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Cercospora resedae (fungus: no common name) |
Reseda odorata (mignonette) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Cladosporium arthropodii (fungus: no common name) |
Arthropodium cirratum (renga lily, rengarenga, rock lily) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Significant find reports | |||
| Organism | Host | Location | Submitted by |
| No significant find records during this period. | |||
| New host reports | |||
| Organism | Host | Location | Submitted by |
| Curvularia inaequalis (fungus: no common name) |
Crocus sativus (saffron) |
North Canterbury | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Rhicnobelus metallicus (beetle: no common name) |
Juniperus communis (common juniper) |
Gisborne | Ensis (high risk site surveillance) |
| Zorion sp. (longhorn beetle) | |||
| Pachyurinus sumptuosus (beetle: no common name) | |||
| Cercospora apii (cercospora leaf spot) |
Gunnera tinctoria (Chilean rhubarb) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Golovinomyces biocellatus (fungus: no common name) |
Ajuga sp. (bugle) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Erysiphe helichrysi (fungus: no common name) |
Chrysanthemum sp. (chrysanthemum) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Cercospora apii (cercospora leaf spot) |
Lupinus polyphyllus (Russell lupin) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Cercospora althaeina (fungus: no common name) |
Alcea rosea (hollyhock) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Prionoplus reticularis (huhu beetle) |
Liquidambar styraciflua (no common name) |
Auckland | Ensis (public enquiry) |
| Pseudocercospora arecacearum (fungus: no common name) |
Howea forsteriana (kentia palm) |
Auckland | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Pseudocercospora arecacearum (fungus: no common name) |
Rhopalostylis cheesemanii (Kermadec Island nikau) |
Northland | IDC (directed general surveillance) |
| Extension to distribution reports | |||
| Organism | Host | Location | Submitted by |
| Mycosphaerella africana (fungus: no common name) |
Rhododendron sp. | Dunedin | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Rhizosphaera pini (fungus: no common name) |
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir) |
Bay of Plenty | Ensis exotic forest survey) |
| Ophiovalsa betulae (fungus: no common name) |
Betula pendula (silver birch) |
Mid Canterbury | Ensis (high risk site surveillance) |
| Curvularia inaequalis (fungus: no common name) |
Crocus sativus (saffron) |
North Canterbury | IDC (general surveillance) |
| Phytophthora kernoviae (fungus: no common name) |
soil | Waikato | Ensis (special survey commissioned by BNZ. Results will be published in a later issue of Biosecurity) |
| Eleanor Morrison, Technical Support Officer, Biosecurity New Zealand, phone 04 894 0551, eleanor.morrison@maf.govt.nz | |||
Back to Biosecurity Magazine - Issue 71
Page last updated: 30 April 2008