The single male fruit fly was found in Mount Roskill. Photo: Supplied / Biosecurity New ZealandA biosecurity operation is under way in Auckland after the find of a Queensland fruit fly. The male fruit fly was in a surveillance trap and identified this morning in the suburb of Mt Roskill. In Australia, the Queensland fruit fly costs growers hundreds of millions of dollars a year in damage and pest control. Queensland fruit fly maggots ate more than 200 different types of fruit and vegetables, Biosecurity NZ said.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 07, 2026 19:51 UTC