wHAT NUISANCE??

 

HOW BAD CAN A few TINY mozzies BE?

YOU BURN A COUPLE OF COILS, PUT UP WITH THE BITES AND ENJOY YOUR EVENING, RIGHT?

EXCEPT...WHEN...A NEW SPECIES ARRIVES IN TOWN, UPSETS THE BALANCE, AND OUR GOOD OL' KIWI OUTDOOR-INDOOR FLOW WAY OF LIFE GOES OUT THE WINDOW.

NUISANCE

TAKE A PEEK....

 ...AT WHAT LIFE COULD BE LIKE...Bbq ANYONE??

Christmas Feast (For mosquitoes)
Christmas Feast (For mosquitoes)
Aedes camptorhynchus, or Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito was discovered near Napier, just before Christmas in 1998. It was officially eradicated from New Zealand in 2010. Life on the farm is a lot more pleasant without it!

the hawkes bay farmer who first found aedes camptorhynchus in new zealand had to wear thick woollen shirts, gloves, a balaclava and long pants in the baking heat while working-  he was even getting bitten through his clothes. he had several hardened forestry workers walk off his land because they couldn't tolerate the mosquitoes.

 wHAT NUISANCE??

 

hmm... YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF INSIDE. WINDOWS AND DOORS SHUT.  SCREENS BLOCKING THOSE FABULOUS VIEWS.

BASICALLY, IN A CAGE.

 

...THE FREE AND EASY LIFESTYLE YOU HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN FOR GRANTED,  WHISKED AWAY- regardless of HOW MUCH YOU SPENT ON your deck, OR BREEZY KITCHEN-TO-GARDEN SERVERY WINDOWS

 

THE STAFF AT MCS VALUE OUR OUTDOOR WAY OF LIFE AS MUCH AS ALL KIWIS. IT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT MOSQUITOES.

 

AND DON'T EVEN GET US STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF mosquito-borne DISEASE...

30,000 M0SQUITOES. One Night
30,000 M0SQUITOES. One Night
Pictured is a single nights catch from a site in Caloundra, Queensland. The trap contains approximately 30,000 mosquitoes