Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito

MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) says an important milestone has been reached in the programme to rid New Zealand of the southern saltmarsh mosquito with the completion this week of aerial treatments in the Wairau area in Marlborough.

MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has successfully eliminated the Southern salt marsh mosquito (SSM) from the Coromandel area, ending some three years of treatment and surveillance activity.

Marlborough duck shooters heading out to their mai mai for the start of the season this weekend should report any aggressive or unusual mosquito activity around salt marsh areas.

MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is asking property owners in the Wairau area of Marlborough to be aware that if they are planning irrigation, there is a chance they may cause hatching of Southern saltmarsh mosquitoes.

MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has successfully eliminated the Southern salt marsh mosquito (SSM) from the Kaipara area, ending some six years of treatment and surveillance activity.

Eradication of the Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito (SSM) Aedes camptoryhnchus from the saltmarsh habitat found at Shakespear Park on the Whangaparaoa peninsula has been completed.