A biosecurity operation is under way in Papatoetoe after an Oriental fruit fly was found in a surveillance trap.

Biosecurity New Zealand says it’s widening its trapping zone in Papatoetoe after finding three more male Oriental fruit flies ...

The discovery of three more Oriental fruit flies is not unexpected and shows surveillance is working, Biosecurity NZ says, ...

Biosecurity New Zealand’s Oriental fruit fly response continues in Papatoetoe, Auckland, with no further fruit flies found today. Four male Oriental fruit flies have so far been found in traps within ...

Biosecurity staff are out in South Auckland after finding more Oriental fruit flies in Papatoetoe on Monday. Biosecurity NZ ...

Biosecurity New Zealand says it has placed legal controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Papatoetoe. The move follows yesterday’s detection of a single male oriental fruit fly, says ...

A biosecurity operation has been initiated in Papatoetoe after an Oriental fruit fly was detected in a routine surveillance trap.

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Today’s detections mean the restrictions on movement of fruit and vegetables have been extended. There are now three areas ...

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