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Tau fly update

Tau fly update

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27 Oct 21 Biosecurity News

Tau fly update

To date, no further Tau Flies have been detected in Auckland; the total remains as one male Tau Fly detected.

If no further flies are found within 14 days of its detection, the response will conclude and New Zealand will regain its fruit fly free status. No markets have placed restrictions on NZ products.

Field operational activities are ongoing including checking surveillance traps in Zone A and B, fruit and vegetable monitoring, amnesty bin placement and visiting retailers and other sites of interest.

Residents in the Controlled Area are asked NOT to move the following produce:

  • Pumpkin
  • Melon
  • Cucumber
  • Capsicum
  • Zucchini
  • Beans
  • Mango
  • Eggplant
  • Papaya
  • Passionfruit

Click here for more information on the MPI website.

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