JJS-081129-4_081129_1
Arytainilla spartiophila, broom psyllid (Invertebrate, Arthropoda: Mandibulata, Insecta (Hexapoda), Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha (Homoptera, aphids, scales, etc.), ), New Zealand: Naturalised
Cytisus scoparius, Scotch broom (Plant, Fabaceae), New Zealand: Naturalised
biological control (biocontrol)
Host comment: scattered flowering broom plants about, all covered in broom psyllids
Invertebrate comment: Thousands (quite possibly millions) of these psyllids were in the air around the Tors Scenic Reserve around midday, getting into our eyes and mouths and ears. Broom plants were drippng with them (see photos).
The collected individuals were just a few of the many pysllids on my clothes when we finished the walk.
Meurky Walk
Witch Hill to Bridle Path via The Tors
Port Hills
Christchurch / Banks Peninsula
Canterbury
New Zealand
JJS-081129-4_081129_1
Arytainilla spartiophila, broom psyllid (Invertebrate, Arthropoda: Mandibulata, Insecta (Hexapoda), Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha (Homoptera, aphids, scales, etc.), ), New Zealand: Naturalised
Cytisus scoparius, Scotch broom (Plant, Fabaceae), New Zealand: Naturalised
biological control (biocontrol)
Host comment: scattered flowering broom plants about, all covered in broom psyllids
Invertebrate comment: Thousands (quite possibly millions) of these psyllids were in the air around the Tors Scenic Reserve around midday, getting into our eyes and mouths and ears. Broom plants were drippng with them (see photos).
The collected individuals were just a few of the many pysllids on my clothes when we finished the walk.
Meurky Walk
Witch Hill to Bridle Path via The Tors
Port Hills
Christchurch / Banks Peninsula
Canterbury
New Zealand