Guava moth is becoming the bane of most fruit grower's existence. I have had them for the last two years in a couple of my old feijoa trees and the fruit has just gone to waste. This year I am finally ...

It's the time of the year for feijoa pruning. When the last feijoa has fallen off, you can have a real go at it  No difficult ...

Now is the time to practise good orchard hygiene and take other steps to protect Northland fruit crops favoured by the unwanted Aussie insect invader the guava moth, biosecurity experts say. Guava ...

Feijoa trees are a common sight in gardens throughout New Zealand. They aren’t fussy trees. Give them the right conditions – a sunny spot with fertile, well-drained soil – and they’ll reliably supply ...

A major problem up north is the Guava moth (Coscinoptycha improbana), found in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, and Coromandel. Hosts of this caterpillar are Guava, Feijoa, loquats, peaches, citrus, ...

Peter Peckham originally identified this as a guava moth but is in fact a wattle moth. Photo: CHARLOTTE CURD / Fairfax NZ Prefer us on Google A moth previously identified as guava moth in New Plymouth ...

Few guava moths can resist a pheromone trap. Guava moths have reportedly been having a field day amongst the feijoas on the Karikari Peninsula of late, but local Panui editor Leena Taylor says there ...