Back Issues: Ode to the Manawatū mosquito
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- Description
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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.
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- Content type
- Born digital
- Relation
- Manawatū Standard
- Date
- April 22, 2022
- Digitisation id
- 2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041047
- Format
- Born Digital
- Held in
- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- Val Burr
- Place
- Manawatū
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