SLF is native to Asia and has recently spread to the United States causing damage to a number of valued crop and tree species. SLF has not established in New Zealand but is considered a significant biosecurity threat to valued crop species including kiwifruit.

English sourced references about SLF damage to kiwifruit are very sparse, likely due to only recently being invasive outside of its native range.

This report provides a collation of the translation of six Chinese publications on the SLF on kiwifruit in China. It highlights the impacts of SLF on kiwifruit and control methods they use to manage it on-orchard.

Read the report here.