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New Zealand Mosquito CensusTe Tatauranga Waeroa o Aotearoa

Citizen scientists! We need your help tracking New Zealand’s native and introduced waeroa species so we can get a better understanding of which species live where and how they’re spreading. Simply catch it, freeze it, and send it.


Kei te hiahia āwhina aroturuki mātou i ngā momo waeroa māori me ngā rāwaho kia mārama ake ai ki ngā nōhanga me te āhua o te hōrapa haere o tēnā momo o tēnā momo. Hopukina noatia, whakatio, ā, tukuna mai.

  • Map of New Zealand with red markers on it

    iNaturalist Mosquito Census map

    See where different species of mosquito have been found by citizen scientists throughout New Zealand. If you contribute, your mosquito will be on this map too!

  • Mosquito on a person's skin

    Mosquito facts

    Mosquito expert Julia Kasper tells us why we shouldn’t hate mosquitoes, how to stop getting bitten, which mosquitoes aren’t native to New Zealand, and why you’re more likely to be bitten in the summer.

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