2 Mar 2015

Tenth fruit fly found in Auckland

1:54 pm on 2 March 2015

Ten Queensland fruit flies have now been found in Auckland.

The Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni).

The Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni). Photo: James Niland

As of Friday there were eight, but one was found on Saturday and another this morning.

They were each found within a 200 metre radius of where the first fly was found a week ago.

DNA testing would determine if they were linked to the first fruit fly.

More larvae have also been found in fruit from the original property in Grey Lynn, as well as from 80 metres away.