Medium/Medium: R. ruficollis Negligible: R. ruficollis is a Rhyzobius hirtellus Crotch, 1874 1 parasitises long-tailed mealybugs biological control agent . Syn: Rhizobius ruficollis , a pest with an extensive host ladybird range and is present in WA Permitted s11 – Unknown Low: Ground inhabiting pest , Rhizoecus falcifer 1878 2 Kunckel d’Herculais, reports of it infesting grapevines, but root mealybug considered a minor pest, particularly Prohibited s12 (C1) on irrigated vines. – Rhyparida dimidiata Baly, 1861 Unknown: Several related Low: Adults feed on foliage and 2 Rhyparida spp are listed as nectar while the larvae are soil sugarcane leaf beetle present in WA. dwelling . Reports suggest this to be Unlisted (s14) a sub-tropical pest of only occasional seasonal importance. has been Scelodonta brevipilis Lea, 1915 Unknown Negligible: S. brevipilis 1 recorded from Vitis vinifera. The leaf beetle paucity of available literature Unlisted (s14) indicates a non-pestiferous nature.
Rhyzobius hirtellus Crotch, 1874 Syn: Rhizobius ruficollis ladybird Permitted – s11 Medium/Medium: R. ruficollis parasitises long-tailed mealybugs , a pest with an extensive host range and is present in WA Negligible: R. ruficollis is a biological control agent . 1 Rhizoecus falcifer Kunckel d’Herculais, 1878 root mealybug Prohibited – s12 (C1) Unknown Low: Ground inhabiting pest , reports of it infesting grapevines, but considered a minor pest, particularly on irrigated vines. 2 Rhyparida dimidiata Baly, 1861 sugarcane leaf beetle Unlisted (s14) Unknown: Several related Rhyparida spp are listed as present in WA. Low: Adults feed on foliage and nectar while the larvae are soil dwelling . Reports suggest this to be a sub-tropical pest of only occasional seasonal importance. 2 Scelodonta brevipilis Lea, 1915 leaf beetle Unlisted (s14) Unknown Negligible: S. brevipilis has been recorded from Vitis vinifera. The paucity of available literature indicates a non-pestiferous nature. 1
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