EPPO Global Database

Oemona hirta(OEMOHI)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2010: Present, widespread
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2010/177) : O. hirta is a common pest in New Zealand where it attacks citrus but also many other plants (fruit crops, ornamental and forest trees). It occurs on both Islands.
References
* Klimaszewski J, Watt JC (1997) Fauna of New Zealand. No. 37 Coleoptera: family-group review and keys to identification. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, Canterbury (NZ), 199 pp. Available online: http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biosystematics/invertebrates/faunaofnz/Extracts/FNZ37/documents/FNZ37KlimaszewskiWatt1997300.pdf

* Wang Q, Shi G, Davis LK (1998) Reproductive potential and daily reproductive rhythms of Oemona hirta (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 91(6), 1360-1365.

* Wang Q, Shi G, Song D, Rogers DJ, Davis LK, Chen X (2002) Development, survival, body weight, longevity, and reproductive potential of Oemona hirta (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) under different rearing conditions. Journal of Economic Entomology 95(3), 563-569.