Story: Sandflies and mosquitoes

Giant sandfly

Giant sandfly

This larger-than-life model of a female sandfly hangs above a café at Pukekura, near Lake Ianthe on the West Coast. This region is notorious for sandflies, because the bush, heavy rainfall and rushing streams make an ideal habitat.

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Photograph by Simon Hayes

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Carl Walrond, 'Sandflies and mosquitoes - Dealing with bites', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/14751/giant-sandfly (accessed 19 March 2024)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 24 Sep 2007