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Story: Sandflies and mosquitoes

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Sandflies: New Zealand’s blackflies

  3. Mosquitoes

  4. Dealing with bites

  5. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Sandflies: New Zealand’s blackflies

Female sandfly

Female sandfly

Sandfly nuisance map

Sandfly nuisance map

Sandfly larva

Sandfly larva (1st of 3)

Sandfly pupa

Sandfly pupa (2nd of 3)

Female sandfly

Female sandfly (3rd of 3)

Devoured by sandflies

Devoured by sandflies

From page 2 - Mosquitoes

Mosquito scare

Mosquito scare

Mosquito life cycle

Mosquito life cycle

Saltpool mosquito

Saltpool mosquito

Striped mosquito

Striped mosquito

Southern saltmarsh mosquito

Southern saltmarsh mosquito

From page 3 - Dealing with bites

Ngaio leaves

Ngaio leaves

Giant sandfly

Giant sandfly

Insect repellents

Insect repellents

Sandfly bites

Sandfly bites

How to cite this page:

Carl Walrond, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/sandflies-and-mosquitoes/media (accessed 18 February 2019)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 24 Sep 2007

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