Ke koi ʻia nei ka poʻe mahi ʻuala o Nūlani e launa pū me Biosecurity New Zealand inā loaʻa iā lākou kahi ʻano maʻi hou i kā lākou mea kanu.
Ua ʻike ʻia ka ʻōmato Red Spider Mite i Iune 2020. ʻElua mau heluna kanaka o ka spider mite (Tetranychus evansi) i ʻike ʻia ma ke ʻano he ʻāpana o ka mākaʻikaʻi maʻamau ma Auckland – kokoke i ke kahua mokulele a ma Pakuranga. Loaʻa nā mite ma nā nāhelehele nightshade - kekahi o kā lākou mea kanu punahele.
Ma lalo o ka ʻaelike ʻoihana aupuni no ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana a me ka pane ʻana o Biosecurity (GIA), Biosecurity Aotearoa ke hana pū nei me ka GIA horticultural a me nā hoa ʻoihana mahiʻai, e hoʻoholo i nā hopena kūpono o ka ʻike a me nā hana kūpono e hana ai.
ʻO nā mea nui o ka ʻōmato ʻulaʻula spider mite nā mea kanu i ka ʻohana Solanaceae, me ka ʻuala. Loaʻa maʻamau ia ma nā mauʻu e pili ana i ka pō, ka ʻeke kahu hipa, nā ʻoki a me ka moa momona.
Ke noi ʻia nei ka poʻe mahiʻai e manaʻo ua loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi maʻi ʻulaʻula ʻulaʻula o ka spider mite, e kāhea i ka laina wela o Biosecurity New Zealand pest and maʻi ma 0800 80 99 66.