PEA WEEVIL IN THE
WAIRARAPA
The pest insect pea weevil (Bruchus
pisorum) has been found in a
number of Wairarapa commercial
pea growing and storage properties.
If allowed to spread, this pest could
seriously damage the country’s pea
growing and processing industries as well
as home gardens. Its young feed on developing peas and ruin
them.
There is a two year ban on growing green peas (including sugar
snap and snow peas) in the Wairarapa. Pea weevil larvae only
feed on peas so if we remove their food source, they’ll die out.
No peas, no weevil.
There are also controls on moving pea material such as pea
plants, seed and straw within and out of the affected area,
known as the Controlled Area. (see map over).
How you can help
• In the Wairarapa – do not grow any green pea (Pisum
sativum) species. This includes garden peas and sprouts,
snow peas and sugar snap peas. Ornamental sweet peas are
a different species and are not included in the ban.
• Do not move pea plants, seed or pea straw within or out of
the Controlled Area.
• If you have pea plants already in the ground, please remove
them, pull out and compost or dispose of in your household
rubbish.
• If you have pea straw at your property,
it is OK to use it but you must check
areas where you have applied it to
your garden. If you find sprouting pea
plants, remove these and dispose of as
above.
• If you believe you have found pea
weevils, contact MPI through the
Freephone 0800 80 99 66.
Thank you supporting this action – you’ll help the Wairarapa’s
pea farmers and will also protect home vege gardens.
Full information is at www.mpi.govt.nz/alerts
Pea Weevil Controlled Area
Wairarapa
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Ballance
Turitea
Mangatainoka
Mangahao
Makomako
Mangamutu
Nikau
Konini
Pahiatua
Ti Tree
Point
Ngaturi
Waione
Kaitawa
Korora
Puketoi
Mangaone
Makuri
Mangatiti
Pongaroa
Akaroa
Kohiku
Pori
Haunui
Akitio
Eketahuna
Owahanga
MASTERTON
Carterton
Greytown
Riversdale
Beach
Featherston
Martinborough
Legend
LINZ Place Names
Regional Boundary
Controlled Area
Territorial Authority (2016)
0
10
20
Date: 27/07/2016
Produced by: MPI Spatial Analysis Solutions team
Ref. 160295
40
km
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Wairarapa Controlled Area – Map showing the area where
biosecurity controls apply.
About the pea weevil
Pea weevils are small (4 mm
to 4.5 mm long) insects,
brownish-grey in colour with
white flecks. They lay up to
12 long, yellow eggs on the
outside of pea pods. Eggs
hatch in one to three weeks
and the larvae then burrow
into growing peas. Pea weevil
larvae are up to 6mm long, cream in colour with a brown head.
There is a risk that pea weevils could spread from the Wairarapa
area to other areas of New Zealand in infected pea seed, straw
or on dirty farm machinery.
By acting early, and keeping the Wairarapa in pea lock-down, we
have a good chance of ridding New Zealand of this pest.
Full information is at: www.mpi.govt.nz/alerts