Mr. G. A. Howe, the harbourmaster at Hokitika, having noticed that the extensive growth of gorse on the board's reserve on the south side of the harbour was rapidly dying off, made some investigations. Over an extensive area where the gorse had flourished, he noticed the growth of grass and the dying stalks of gorse bushes. He broke off several stalks and found a small black insect eating its way to the root of the bush. A stalk was sent with the insect inside to the Cawthron Institute at Nelson for observation.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4957, 18 February 1937, Page 7
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