Queensland fruit fly response
To date, no other Queensland fruit flies have been found, following the identification of a single male fruit fly in Mt Roskill, Auckland on 7 January.
From a trade point of view, the Ministry for Primary Industries has advised that there are no market access or trade implications at the present time and won't be unless a breeding population is found.
Biosecurity New Zealand is continuing its surveillance and testing work in the Mt Roskill area, where 400 more traps have been installed in the controlled area, which comprises two zones:
· Zone A is a 200-metre zone, including 262 properties
· Zone B covers a 1,500-metre area, including 8,300 properties.
You can stay up to date via this web page: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/biosecurity/exotic-pests-and-diseases-in-new-zealand/active-biosecurity-responses-to-pests-and-diseases/queensland-fruit-fly-detection-in-mt-roskill-auckland
Yellow-legged hornet response
Biosecurity New Zealand is also continuing its work to track and trap yellow-legged hornets.
Since the start of the response, more than 9,400 notifications have been received from the public. Of these, 43 queen hornets have been confirmed, with 30 associated with nests. All detections to date remain confined to Zone A of the response area. These figures remain low and manageable, indicating the response is progressing as expected so are not a cause for concern.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Surveillance (BMSB)
The first fortnightly round of surveillance trap inspections started on 24 November, with 71 samples collected. No BMSB were detected in these samples.