Painted apple moth
Media release
17 August 2002
High winds and rain stop painted apple moth spraying again
For the seventh day running, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has called off targeted aerial spraying against
the painted apple moth in west Auckland. Forecasted high winds and rain mean there will not be spraying on Sunday, 18
August.
A decision will be made tomorrow as to whether spraying is foreseeable for Monday, 19 August. Spraying will start as
soon as weather conditions are favourable.
The aerial spray zone covers some 800 hectares and affects 3,400 residential and business properties. There are a few
minor changes to the spray zone from last spray. These include extending the area around Huruhuru Creek in Henderson and
Massey West, and near the railway line in Henderson and the area at the bottom of the Te Atatu Peninsula.
As in previous sprays the seaward margins of Te Atatu, Glendene, Kelston, and New Lynn; the Waikumete Cemetery; parts of
the Avondale Peninsula and Waterview and low lying land alongside the north-western will also be sprayed.
ENDS