The Queensland fruit fly is 6–8 mm long and reddish-brown with distinctive yellow markings.
In early April 2014, a solitary male Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni) was found in a biosecurity surveillance trap in the Parihaka area of Whangarei. The...
Insect vision is quite different to human vision, but insects do see colours, and they use their colour vision to get around and find food. We...
In July 2009, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand officials announced a significant milestone in their efforts to eradicate the southern saltmarsh mosquito (Ochlerotatus camptorhyncus) from New Zealand....
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