Honshu white admiral butterflies have been released in the Waikato region as a biocontrol for Japanese honeysuckle.
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/about ... matic-weed
A new butterfly to look out for
- Neil Fitzgerald
- Site Admin
- Posts: 3637
- Joined: Mon May 18, 2009 10:20 am
- Location: Hamilton, New Zealand
- Contact:
-
- Posts: 1401
- Joined: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:02 pm
Re: A new butterfly to look out for
In February we were told: “…butterflies were seen at the initial release site in January which means they have successfully completed a generation in the field, which is extremely promising. We will need to wait until next spring to evaluate how well they are doing…”
https://www.monarch.org.nz/forum/topic/ ... neysuckle/
nothing more about them since early 2015, then?
- Oscar Thomas
- Posts: 932
- Joined: Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:15 pm
- Location: Dunedin
- Contact:
Re: A new butterfly to look out for
They have been released on Waiheke Island as well: https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.gov ... eke-weeds/
- Steps
- Posts: 526
- Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:52 am
Re: A new butterfly to look out for
The Honshu white admiral has successfully established in the Waikato after releases in 2014 and this month’s release on Waiheke is actually the second for the island.
Auckland Council's Biosecurity Advisor for Waiheke, Deryn Dromgoole, says the previous Waiheke butterfly release and Landcare’s breeding programme has suffered a few setbacks since 2014, but the programme is fully up and running now.
I wonder how these 2 1 in 100 yr water dump storms have effected it?
Auckland Council's Biosecurity Advisor for Waiheke, Deryn Dromgoole, says the previous Waiheke butterfly release and Landcare’s breeding programme has suffered a few setbacks since 2014, but the programme is fully up and running now.
I wonder how these 2 1 in 100 yr water dump storms have effected it?
http://www.kakariki.net
My Spelling is NOT incorrect, it's Creative
My Spelling is NOT incorrect, it's Creative