Wireworm
Libyostrongylus douglassii
Legal Status: Notifiable Organism
Status in New Zealand: Controlled
Organism: Insects, worms and other land invertebrates
Wireworm, a hair like, one centimeter colorless to brown-red worm, occurs in the upper stomach causing the stomach lining to swell. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is currently investigating the discovery of the exotic parasite Libyostrongylus douglassii (wireworm) on a New Zealand ostrich farm.
Information on wireworm
Wireworm Factsheet 
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Wireworm information for vets (329 KB)
Libyostrongylus Infections in Ostriches - A Review (329 KB)
Page last updated: 22 October 2008