NSW Arbovirus Surveillance & Vector Monitoring Program

Tamworth 2001-2002 Mosquito/Virus Results

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Note that for mosquito numbers 0 - 50 mosquitoes = "Low", 51 - 100 = "Medium",
101 - 1,000 = "High", 1,001 - 10,000 = "Very High", >10,000 = "Extreme".

6/3/2002: A trapped collection made at Delungra, yielded only 11 mosquitoes, including 10 Aedes notoscriptus and 1 Anopheles amictus.

22/1/2002: Three collections from the same locations as last week again yielded 'low' numbers from each site. Calala Lane trapped no mosquitoes. Thrifty Car Rental yielded 32 mosquitoes, with the majority (28) being Culex quinquefasciatus. Paradise Caravan Park trapped 2 Culex quinquefasciatus.

16/1/2002: Three collections yielded 'low' numbers from each site. Calala Lane & the Caravan Park trapped no mosquitoes, while a trap on Bridge Street collected only 19 mosquitoes.

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