New Zealand has 16 species of mosquitoes. They can be divided into Native and Introduced. This page contains a mosquito profile and photographs for each mosquito species present in New Zealand. Click on the document icons to view profiles and summary factsheets.

Mosquitoes from overseas called ‘exotic’ mosquitoes but that doesn’t make them more interesting – just more of a nuisance. Many of them can carry dangerous diseases we don’t have and don’t want.

There are currently three long-established exotic species present in New Zealand (Table 1). What happened recently? The eradication of the Southern saltmarsh mosquito (Aedes camptorhynchus) in 2010 has been the most important change to New Zealand’s mosquito profile in …

New Zealand’s 13 native mosquito species have mainly adapted to bite birds, so generally leave humans alone. However, the salt pool mosquito Opifex fuscus, found on coastlines, is a vicious human-biter as they are accustomed to mammals such as seals.

Dec 6, 2023 · New Zealand has three introduced mosquito species: striped or ankle biting mosquito (Aedes notoscriptus), southern house or brown mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus) and the saltwater mosquito (Aedes australis). These all have a taste for human blood, particularly the striped and southern house mosquitos.

As of 2018, there are three long-established exotic mosquito species in New Zealand. The Southern Saltmarsh mosquito (Aedes camptorhynchus) – first reported to be living in New Zealand in 1998 – was eradicated in 2010. In 2018 Culex sitiens was detected in Kaipara Harbour through the National Saltmarsh mosquito surveillance programme.

New Zealand has 16 species of mosquito, known to Māori as waeroa. Twelve are endemic (unique to New Zealand) and four are introduced. They are about 5 millimetres long and, as with sandflies, only the female bites (the males feed on flower nectar).

Learn about mosquitoes– mosquito life-cycle, mosquito bites and diseases, how to prevent a mosquito infestation and how pest professionals get rid of mosquitoes.

This factsheet presents the exotic mosquito species established in New Zealand and their geographic distribution. Key facts The Culex sitiens, first discovered in Kaipara Harbour in 2018, was eradicated in 2020

This page contains mosquito profiles and photographs for exotic mosquito species of public health concern as unwanted organisms and other exotic mosquito species. They are not present in New Zealand, however several species have been intercepted at …