NZ Interceptions or Imported Timber 2008-TPFQ-28
Agenda: 09
New Zealand Border and Post-border Interceptions or Imported Timber
1973-2008
(Unofficial report – for TPFQ reference)
Over the period between 1973 and November 2008 current records include 1716 border or post-border interception ‘events’ on sawn timber (lumber) imported into New Zealand. For each interception the information recorded included date (year), wood type (if known), border or post border, country of origin of shipment, organism intercepted, life stage, number found, sex, and viability (dead or alive).
For the purposes of simplicity the intercepted organisms were grouped into the following types for presentation in this paper:
Arthropods
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Fungi
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Bark Beetles
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Fungi (Pathogens)
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Wood Borers
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Fungi (Saprophytes)
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Insect (Isoptera)
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Fungi (Basidiomycetes)
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Insect (Beetle)
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Fungi (Zygomycetes)
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Insect (Diptera)
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Bacteria
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Insect (Hemiptera)
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Reptiles (Hitchhikers)
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Insect (Hymenoptera)
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Seeds (Hitchhikers)
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Insect (Lepidoptera)
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Snails (Hitchhikers)
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Insect (Hitchhikers)
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Spiders/Mites (Hitchhikers)
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Arthropods and others (excluding fungi)
The table below provides the numbers of organisms intercepted under the arthropod, reptile and seed groups. The ‘hitchhiker’ groups are counted together.
The following are examples of the species or families intercepted in each group:
Bark beetles
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Insect (Hymenoptera)
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Insect (Diptera)
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Hylastes ater
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Amblyopone australis
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Anisopodidae
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Hylurgus ligniperda
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Amblyopone saundersi
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Bibionidae
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Ahasverus advena
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Anoplolepis gracilipes
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Calliphoridae
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Cryptamorpha desjardinsi
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Anthidium manicatum
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Cecidomyiidae
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Oryzaephilus mercator
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Camponotus sp.
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Chironomidae
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Oryzaephilus surinamensis
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Cardiocondyla emeryi
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Drosophilidae
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Pityogenes chalcographus
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Cerapachys sp.
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Muscidae
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Silvanus bidentatus
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Formica sp.
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Odiniidae
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Silvanus lewisi
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Hypoponera sp.
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Phoridae
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Silvanus productus
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Iridomyrmex anceps
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Scatopsidae
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Silvanus unidentatus
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Linepithema humile
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Sciaridae
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Xyleborus affinis
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Mesoporera castanea
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Stratiomyidae
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Monomorium antarcticum
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Tipulidae
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Wood Borers
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Monomorium antipodum
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Arhopalus ferus
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Monomorium destructor
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Insect (Hemiptera)
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Arhopalus rusticus
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Monomorium floricola
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Anthocoridae
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Arhopalus tristis
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Monomorium pharaonis
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Aphididae
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Chlorophorus annularis
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Ochetellus glaber
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Aradoidea
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Dinoderus minutus
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Odontomachus simillimus
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Coccidae
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Ernobius mollis
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Pachycondyla castanea
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Lygaeidae
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Heterobostrychus aequalis
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Paratrechina longicornis
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Miridae
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Heterobostrychus brunneus
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Paratrechina vaga
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Pentatomidae
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Lyctus africanus
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Pheidole fervens
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Phoridae
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Lyctus brunneus
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Pheidole megacephala
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Pseudococcidae
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Metriorhynaus rufipennis
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Pheidole rugosula
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Psyllidae
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Minthea rugicollis
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Pison spinolae
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Reduviidae
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Monochamus sp.
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Polistes chinensis antennalis
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Oemona hirta
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Polistes olivaceus
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Insect (Lepidoptera)
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Phoracantha semipunctata
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Rhyssa sp.
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Agrotis ipsilon aneituma
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Platypus sp.
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Rhytidoponera chalybaea
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Arcte coerula
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Sinoxylon anale
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Sceliphron laetum
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Barea confusella
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Sinoxylon conigerum
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Sirex noctilio
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Cadra cautella
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Stegobium paniceum
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Solenopsis geminata
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Cebysa leucotelus
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Stromatium barbatum
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Tapinoma melanocephalum
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Dasypodia cymatodes
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Tessaromma undatum
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Technomyrmex albipes
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Graphium sp.
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Tricorynus sp.
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Tetramorium bicarinatum
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Heliothis armigera
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Xestobium rufovillosum
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Tetramorium grassii
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Maruca testulalis
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Xylotoles sp.
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Tetramorium lanuginosum
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Mythimna separata
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Xylotrenchus arvicola
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Vespula germanica
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Opogona aurisquamosa
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Zorion castum
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Vespula pennsylvanica
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Opogona regressa
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Vespula vulgaris
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Orgyia sp.
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Wasmannia auropunctata
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Strepsicrates macropetana
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Xeris sp.
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Thysanoplusia orichalcea
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Xylocopa sp.
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Insect (Beetle)
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Insect (Isoptera)
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Spiders/Mites (Hitchhiker)
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Anthicidae
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Calotermes sp.
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Achaearanea tepidariorum
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Brentidae
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Ceratokalotermes spoliator
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Badumna robusta
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Bruchidae
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Coptotermes acinaciformis
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Cryptaranea subcompta
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Cantharidae
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Cryptotermes brevis
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Dolomedes minor
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Carabidae
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Kalotermes brouni
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Dysdera crocata
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Chrysomelidae
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Porotermes adamsoni
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Geckobia keegani
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Cleridae
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Stolotermes sp.
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Heteropoda venatoria
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Coccinellidae
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Hypoblemum albovittatum
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Corticariidae
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Insect (Hitchhiker)
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Lampona cylindrata
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Corylophidae
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Argosarchus horridus
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Latrodectus hasselti
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Cryptophagidae
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Blattella germanica
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Nuctenea sericata
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Cucujoidea
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Ctenolepisma lineata
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Oecobius annulipes
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Curculionidae
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Ectopsocus maindroni
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Phalangium opilio
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Dermestidae
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Euborellia annulipes
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Steatoda capensis
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Elateridae
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Forficula auricularia
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Trite planiceps
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Endomychidae
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Frankliniella intonsa
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Erotylidae
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Gryllodes sigillatus
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Reptiles (Hitchhiker)
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Histeridae
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Labia curvicauda
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Antaresia childreni
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Hydrophilidae
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Lithobius forficatus
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Candoia carinata
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Lathridiidae
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Locusta migratoria
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Eulamprus tenuis
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Lucanidae
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Periplaneta americana
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Hemidactylus frenatus
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Mycetophagidae
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Porcellio scaber
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Nitidulidae
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Supella longipalpa
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Snails (Hitchhiker)
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Phalacridae
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Achatina fulica
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Pselaphidae
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Scarabaeidae
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Staphylinidae
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Tenebrionidae
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Fungi and Bacteria
The table below provides the numbers of recorded fungi and bacteria intercepted on sawn timber (lumber) imported into New Zealand.
The following are examples of the species or families intercepted in each fungal group:
Fungi (Pathogens)
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Fungi (Saprophytes)
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Alternaria alternata
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Arthrographis cuboidea
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Aureobasidium pullulans var. pullulans
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Aspergillus flavus
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Botrypshaeria rhodina
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Aspergillus niger
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Ceratocystis paradoxa
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Aspergillus versicolor
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Cladosporium cladosporioides
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Byssochlamys varioti
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Cochlibolus tuberculata
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Epicoccum purpurascens
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Cylindrocarpon didymum
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Fairmaniella leprosa
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Cylindrocladiella novaezelandiae
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Gliocladium viride
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Fusarium semitectum
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Gliomastix cerealis
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Gibberella avenacea
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Hypocrea koningii
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Gibberella zeae
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Hypocrea lutea
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Khuskia oryzae
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Hypocrea rufa
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Nectria haematococca
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Paecilomyces variotii
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Neurospora sitophila
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Penicillium chrysogenum
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Ophiostoma piceae
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Penicillium glabrum
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Ophiostoma quercus
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Phialoarthrobotryum triseptata
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Pestalotiopsis versicolor
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Sagenomella diversispora
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Phoma macrostoma
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Trichoderma viride
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Phytophthora sp.
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Fungi (Zygomycetes)
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Fungi (Basidiomycetes)
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Mucor sp.
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Gloeophyllum abietinum
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Rhizopus stolonifer
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Polyporus arcularius
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Poria sp.
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Bacteria
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Pycnoporus sanguineus
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Erwinia herbicola
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Schizophyllum commune
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Trametes hirsuta
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