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Back Issues: Ode to the Manawatū mosquito
- Description
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In the 1800s, Manawatū mosquitoes dominated forests and wetlands. They were a challenge for Māori, the new settlers and livestock. Historical accounts reported swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitoes fatally attacking dogs.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Content type
- Born digital
- Relation
- Manawatū Standard
- Date
- April 22, 2022
- Digitisation ID
- 2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041047
- Format
- Born Digital