Pest and beneficial insects: common and scientific names
Pests
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| African black beetle | Heteronychus arator |
| Apple weevil | Otiorhynchus cribricollis |
| Cabbage aphid | Brevicoryne brassicae |
| Cabbage centre grub | Hellula hydralis |
| Cabbage white butterfly | Pieris rapae |
| Common garden snail | Cornu aspersum |
| Cutworms | Agrotis sp. |
| Diamondback moth | Plutella xylostella |
| European earwig | Forficula auricularia |
| Green peach aphid | Myzus persicae |
| Heliothis: native budworm corn earworm | Helicoverpa punctigera H. armigera |
| Looper caterpillar | Chrysodeixis argentifera |
| Onion maggot | Delia platura |
| Slugs | Families Milacidae and Limacidae |
| Small lucerne weevil | Atrichonotus taeniatulus |
| Spotted vegetable weevil | Desiantha diversipes |
| Staphylinid beetle | Family Staphylinidae |
| Turnip aphid | Lipaphis erysimi |
| Vegetable beetle | Gonocephalum sp. |
| Vegetable weevil | Listroderes difficilis |
| Whitefringed weevil | Naupactus leucoloma |
Beneficial agents
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| Apanteles wasp parasite | Apanteles ippeus |
| Aphid fungal disease | Not available |
| Aphid wasp parasites | Not available |
| Cabbage white butterfly larval/pupal parasite | Not available |
| Diadegma wasp parasite | Diadegma semiclausum |
| Diadromus wasp parasite | Diadromus collaris |
| Diamondback moth grub fungus | Zoophthora radicans |
| Hover fly | Family Syrphidae |
| Predatory ladybird | Family Coccinellidae |
Acknowledgement
This information was originally compiled by Stewart Learmonth, Françoise Berlandier and Rachel Lancaster.