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Lace bug

In 2009 the lace bug, Gargaphia decoris, was approved as a biocontrol agent for woolly nightshade in New Zealand. Woolly nightshade is an invasive weed that is well established in the North Island.

Rights: Hugh Gourlay, Landcare Research

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