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Researchers to survey forests in Rarotonga amid ongoing concern over African tulip tree

Monday 17 July 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment, National

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Researchers to survey forests in Rarotonga amid ongoing concern over African tulip tree
Area where drones will be used in early August to capture aerial images of forest canopies looking for damage caused by the natural enemies of the African tulip tree. 23071208

Researchers from the Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (MWLR) in New Zealand will be in Rarotonga next week to survey the forests for any damage caused by the African tulip tree’s natural enemies, the gall-forming mite (Colomerus spathodeae) and leaf-mining flea-beetle (Paradibolia coerulea).

Researchers from the Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (MWLR) in New Zealand will be in Rarotonga next week to survey the forests for any damage caused by the African tulip tree’s natural enemies, the gall-forming mite (Colomerus spathodeae) and leaf-mining flea-beetle (Paradibolia coerulea).


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