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Asian gypsy moth trap

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Asian gypsy moth trap

Dave Kershaw from the Ministry of Forestry inspects an Asian gypsy moth trap in 1993. If accidentally introduced, the moth could threaten New Zealand’s forestry industry. Such traps are used as part of ongoing monitoring. They are set up near airports and ports and checked to see if they have trapped any specimens.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, The Dominion Collection (PAColl-4138)

Reference: EP/1993/4118/7A-F

by Mark Coote

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Helen Keyes and Carl Walrond, Biosecurity – Modern biosecurity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19063/asian-gypsy-moth-trap (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Helen Keyes and Carl Walrond, published 1 March 2009.