RAGWORT PARASITE
SEEDFLY AND CINNABAR MOTH
INSECTS MAINTAINING THEMSELVES
Field observations have been continued on the establishment of thn seed fly on a farm near llotorua, and on experimental plots at the CaAVIhron Institute l'or the control of ragwort, says the annual report of the Cawthron Institute. The insect has maintained itself under natural conditions throughout another season, and no marked increase over last year's infestation Avas noted, except that at Rotorua infested ilower heads were more Avidespread than in former years. The cinnabar moth which Avas reported to be strongly established at Horahora, Avas found on examination to be maintaining its position in relation to ragwort. It was found in considerable numbers at Horahora, Pairere, Arapuni and Tirau.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 77, 13 July 1942, Page 3
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119RAGWORT PARASITE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 77, 13 July 1942, Page 3
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