The biosecurity response to the find of a single male Queensland fruit fly in Auckland’s Mt Roskill continues with extra traps in place, fruit testing underway, and great engagement from the community.

No further fruit flies have been found.

Biosecurity New Zealand's team was busy all weekend finishing the installation of signs, additional traps, fruit disposal bins, and sharing information with the community at local markets.

Special bins are in place in the controlled area for fruit and vegetable waste disposal. There is one for each household in Zone A and bins are publicly available right across Zone B. There is now also an interactive map showing the location of those Zone B bins, so residents can search for their nearest ones. The map is available on the Biosecurity New Zealand website.

A specialist team is working in a mobile laboratory in the area, collecting and inspecting fruit for evidence of Queensland fruit fly. Since Friday, they have sliced and examined nearly 55kg of fruit, with no indication of an established breeding population.

Last week, legal controls were introduced to restrict the movement of fruit and vegetables around the location where the fruit fly was found to stop the spread of any others that may be out there. Signs have been installed at every road entrance and exit to the controlled area, reminding people of the restrictions.