Pathways of Entry and Spread of Exotic Mosquitoes
With particular reference to southern saltmarsh mosquito.
Pātiki and Waharua Kōpito patterns
About this item
- Issue date:
- 4 September 2023
- Status:
- Current
- Document date:
- 3 January 2005
- Type:
- Commissioned report, Research, Resource,
- Topic:
- Environmental health,
- Copyright status:
© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Eradication programmes for Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito (SSM) eradication have been funded by Government since 1998. From the initial site in the Hawke's Bay eradication efforts have been expanded to include other North Island sites where the mosquito was discovered.
After the discovery of SSM in areas around the Wairau Estuary and at Lake Grassmere at the top of the South Island in 2004, the Ministry of Health commissioned a report on the potential pathways of entry for mosquitoes into New Zealand.
The scope of the report included a literature review of the spread of mosquitoes globally, and of work done on pathways of such spread; an analysis of the historical spread of mosquitoes in New Zealand; a consideration of the mosquito exclusion measures in place; identification of all possible pathways of entry and spread of SSM and a description of those scenarios considered most likely; and recommendations of further measures that could be imposed to exclude/contain mosquitoes, and SSM in particular, based on the most likely scenarios of entry and spread.
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This document was prepared under contract to the New Zealand Ministry of Health. The copyright in this document is owned by the Crown and administered by Te Whatu Ora. The views of the author do not necessarily represent the views or policy of the New Zealand Ministry of Health or of Te Whatu Ora. Neither agency makes any warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any liability or responsibility for use of or reliance on the contents of this document.