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Finding NZ’s Rarest ‘Bug’

April 23, 2018 By Tom Leave a Comment

I’m riding in a truck with Brian Lyford through the valleys surrounding Queenstown on a crisp December morning. Our destination is 1400 meters up on a nearby mountain. We complete the trip through private forestry land mostly by vehicle. An amazing view of the surrounding landscape greets us as we emerge from the tree-line. This is the mountain harbouring a special stink bug, Hypsithocus hudsonae, or the Alpine shield bug.

Central Otago is awash with views like these.

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Filed Under: PhD Research Tagged With: alpine shield bug, barbara barratt, BMSB, brian patrick, brown marmorated stink bug, bryan lyford, central otago, endemic, hypsithocus hudsonae, insect rearing, native species, new zealand, pentatomidae, phd, queenstown, saurai wasp, shield bug, stink bug, trissolcus japonicus

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I'm a PhD candidate in the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Auckland. My research focuses on improving the methods used to test biological control agents for their potential non-target impacts.

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