Common name
Fairy Fly
Informal group
Insects
Territories
First record
1958
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Socio-economic impacts
Biocontrol Agent. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
Other notes
A biocontrol for the beetle Gonipterus scutellatus, successfully released in 1958 - the beetle is still present but not doing much damage.
Pathway detail
Biocontrol Agent. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
References
Key, R., Fowler, L., Pryce, D., Wilkins, V., Key, R. (2021). Terrestrial & Freshwater Invertebrates of St Helena. Pisces Publications, Newbury; St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.;