Pacific Coast 'Wax Tip' Eco Bananas - North Queensland, Australia

The Environmentally Friendly Bananas
with the distinctive red tip!
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Jack Hasenpusch and Frank Sciacca with the insect representative collection from Sciacca's farm

Over the past years extensive research work has been carried out to identify insect species that have come back to the farm eco system following the withdrawl of any insecticide and nematicide use on the soil.

Insect identification, life cycle and habitat characteristics are very important in the role of biological control of pests in the eco system. To date over 200 species have been identified.

The following list is an example of some of the species that can be found on the farm.

ORDER	FAMILY	GENUS	SPECIES
1 Coleoptera	Curculonidae	Cosmopolites	sordidus
2		Cylas	formicarius
3		Xyleborus	perforans
4		Stenommatus	sp.1
5		Lixus	sp. 1
6		Polytus	mellerborgi
7		Araecerus	sp. 1
8		Araecerus	sp. 2
9		Apion	sp.1
10	Geotrupidae	Australobolbus	sp. 1
11	Carabidae	Pentagonica	vittipennis
12		Perigona	sp. 1
13		Prosopogmus	sp. 1
14		Harpilini	sp. 1
15		Indet	sp. 1
16		Indet	sp. 2
17	Coccinelidae	Coccinella	transversalis
18		Scymnus	sp. 1
19		Indet	sp. 2
20		Indet	sp. 3
21		Indet	sp. 4
22	Dystiscidae	Copelatus	sp. 1
23	Scarabaeidae	Proteatia	fusca
24		Onthophagus	bunamin
25		Onthophagus	cuniculus
26	Dermestidae	Trogoderma	sp. 1
27	Histeridae	Platysomatini	sp. 1
28	Pselaphidae	Curculionellus	sp. 1
29		Indet	sp. 1
30		Indet	sp. 2
31		Indet	sp. 3
32		Indet	sp. 4
33		Indet	sp. 5
34		Indet	sp. 6
35	Silvanidae	Psammoecus	sp. 1
36		Psammoecus	sp. 2
37		Cryptamorpha	desjardinsi
38	Anthicidae	Anthicus	insignicorms
39		Indet	sp. 1
40		Indet	sp. 2
41	Leiodidae	Zeadalopus	sp. 1
42	Laemophloeidae	Indet	sp. 1
43	Languridae	Caendanguria	sp. 1
44	Sphindidae	Aspidiphorus	sp. 1
45		Indet	sp. 1
46		Indet	sp. 2
47	Melolonthinae	Neoheteronyx	eribrifrons
48	Aphodine	Ataenius	picinus
49	Chrysomelidae	Rhyparida	sp. 1
50		Aspidomorpha	westwoodi
51		Indet	sp. 1
52		Acticini	sp. 1
53		Rhyparida	sp. 2
54		Rhyparida	sp. 3
55		Rhyparida	sp. 4
56	Elateridae	Conoderus	sp. 1
57		Indet	sp. 1
58	Corylophidae	Indet	sp. 1
59		Indet	sp. 2
60		Indet	sp. 3
61	Scymaenidae	Seydmaenus	sp. 1
62		Seydmaenus	sp. 2
63		Seydmaenus	sp. 3
64		Seydmaenus	sp. 4
65		Seydmaenus	sp. 5
66	Nitidulidae	Carpohilus	sp. 1
67		Carpohilus	sp. 2
68		Haptoncus	ocularis
69		Lasiodactylus	sp. 1
70		Indet	sp. 1
71		Indet	sp. 2
72		Indet	sp. 3
73		Indet	sp. 4
74	Hydrophilidae	Indet	sp. 1
75		Indet	sp. 2
76		Indet	sp. 3
77		Indet	sp. 4
78		Indet	sp. 5
79		Paranacaena	sp. 1
80	Biphylidae	Indet	sp. 1
81	Bothrideridae	Indet	sp. 1
82	Mordelidae	Indet	sp. 1
83	Latridiidae	Indet	sp. 1
84		Indet	sp. 2
85	Aderidae	Indet	sp. 1
86		Indet	sp. 2
87	Aspidiphoridae	Indet	sp. 1
88	Tenebrionidae	Indet	sp. 1
89	Allecuiidinae	Indet	sp. 1
90	Brothrideridae	Indet	sp. 1
91	Mycetophagidae	Indet	sp. 1
92	Mycteridae	Indet	sp. 1
93		Indet	sp. 2
94	Staphlinidae	Indet	sp. 1
95		Indet	sp. 2
96		Indet	sp. 3
97		Indet	sp. 4
98		Indet	sp. 5
99		Indet	sp. 6
100		Indet	sp. 7
101		Indet	sp. 8
102		Indet	sp. 9
103		Indet	sp. 10
104		Indet	sp. 11
105		Indet	sp. 12
106		Indet	sp. 13
107		Indet	sp. 14
108		Indet	sp. 15
109		Indet	sp. 16
110		Indet	sp. 17
111		Indet	sp. 18
112		Indet	sp. 19
113		Indet	sp. 20
114 Hymenoptera	Sphecidae	Sphex	sp. 1
115		Liris	sp. 1
116		Liris	sp. 2
117		Liris	sp. 3
118		Liris	sp. 4
119		Liris	sp. 5
120	Ichneumoniclae	Indet	sp. 1
121		Indet	sp. 2
122		Indet	sp. 3
123		Indet	sp. 4
124		Indet	sp. 5
125	Chalcididae	Indet	sp. 1
126	Chalcidae	Indet	sp. 1
127	Pompilidae	Cryptocheilus	bicolor
128		Indet	sp. 1
129	Braconidae	Indet	sp. 1
130		Indet	sp. 2
131	Scelionidae	Indet	sp. 1
132		Indet	sp. 2
133	Scoliidae	Indet	sp. 1
134	Scymaenidae	Scydmaenus	sp. 1
135 Hemiptera	Delphacidae	Indet	sp. 1
136	Reduvidae	Indet	sp. 1
137		Indet	sp. 2
138		Coranus	sp. 1
139		Oncocephalus	sp. 1
140		Oncocephalus	sp. 2
141		Oncocephalus	sp. 3
142		Peirates	sp. 1
143	Pentatomidae	Cermatulus	masalis
144	Lygaeidae	Dieuches	sp. 1
145		Horridipamera	nietneri
146	Anthocoridae	Indet	sp. 1
147	Colobathristidae	Phaenacantha	australiae* sugar cane pest*
148	Cydnidae	Chilocoris	sp. 1
149		Fromundus	sp. 1
150	Indet	Sciophyrus	australicus
151	Indet	Leptocorisa	acuta
152	Indet	Euagoras	sp. 1
153 Orthoptera	Acridae	Valanga	sp. 1
154		Ailopus	thalassinus
155	Gryllidae	Teleogryllus	oceanicus
156	Tetrididae	Indet	sp. 1
157	Pyromorphidae	Atractomorpha	similus
158 Diptera	Sarcaphagidae	Indet	sp. 1
159	Muscidae	Orhtellia	australis
160	Calliphoridae	Chrysomyia	sp. 1
161		Hemiphyrellia	sp. 1
162		Sphaeroceridae	sp. 1
163		Strationyidae	sp. 1
164		Stomorhina	sp. 1
165		Platystomatidae	sp. 1
166	Sepsidae	Indet	sp. 1
167	Lonchaeidae	Indet	sp. 1
168	Indet	Hametia	Illucens
169	Indet	Plecia	amplipennis
170	Lauxoniidae	Indet	sp. 1
171	Syrphidae	syritta	sp. 1
172	Drosophilidae	Indet	sp. 1
173	Neriidae	telostylinus	Argusticollis
Arachnidae

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