No Painted Apple Moth Targeted Winter Aerial Operation - Wednesday 30 July 2003
There will be NO targeted winter aerial operation tomorrow, Wednesday 30 July 2003, against the painted apple moth.
The operation planned for today was postponed yesterday due to forecasts of unstable weather systems.
Weather patterns continue to be unsettled and the predicted conditions remain unfavourable for an operation tomorrow.
The situation is being closely monitored over the next 24 hours and a decision will be made tomorrow regarding an
operation on Thursday 31 July.
The public can call the free phone 0800 96 96 96 or visit www.maf.govt.nz/painted-apple-moth for general information
about the programme. People can also listen to MoreFM (91.8FM) or Newstalk ZB (1080AM) for status updates about the
operation.