Story: Sandflies and mosquitoes
Page 4. External links and sources
More links and websites
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Exotic and endemic mosquitoes in New Zealand as potential arbovirus vectors
A 1996 Ministry of Health paper on the potential for mosquitoes in New Zealand to carry and transmit viral diseases (PDF, 297 KB).
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Mosquitoes and mosquito repellents: a clinician's guide
A 1998 paper from the Annals of Internal Medicine outlining research on mosquito repellents.
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Sandflies (blackflies)
Information from Landcare Research on New Zealand’s sandflies.
More suggestions and sources
- Belkin, John. Mosquito studies (Diptera, Culicidae). VII. The Culicidae of New Zealand. Ann Arbor: American Entomological Institute,1968.
- Laird, Marshall. New Zealand’s mosquito fauna in 1995: history and status. Wellington: Ministry of Health, 1996.
- Orr, Marjorie. Those sandflies. Whatamango Bay: Cape Catley, 1996.
How to cite this page
Carl Walrond, Sandflies and mosquitoes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/7669/sources (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Carl Walrond, published 1 March 2009.