Trap results
Round 14 - April 2024
No Zika mosquito eggs were found in Round 14. Any eggs we found are from local urban mosquito species.
Below are the results from our last 4 rounds.
Performance | Round 11 - Dec 2022 | Round 12 - May 2023 | Round 13 - Nov 2023 | Round 14 - April 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of kits sent out | 982 | 663 | 556 | 492 |
No. of participants | 444 | 389 | 349 | 337 |
No. of suburbs | 134 | 138 | 128 | 129 |
No. of eggs collected | 36,497 | 35,991 | 47,504 | 25,201 |
Results subject to periodic review. You can also see how many households took part in our last round [PDF 188.29 KB].
If you have lots of mosquitoes or eggs around your home, learn how to prevent breeding around your home on the Queensland Government website.
Zika mozzie DNA testing processes and science
Learn more about our:
- Rapid Surveillance for Vector Presence
- Field surveillance of the invasive mosquito species (LAMP-based colorimetric assay)
Conference presentations
- Zika Mozzie Seeker: Citizen scientists and Metro South Health partner to innovate a regional invasive mosquito surveillance program [PDF 4658.82 KB]
- Zika Mozzie Seeker update: Innovative citizen science sustains invasive Aedes mosquito surveillance - August 2023 [PDF 3732.71 KB]
- ‘Rapid Surveillance for Vector Presence’ (RSVP): COVID-19 impacts on an ‘early warning’ system [PDF 2443.39 KB]
- Zika Mozzie Seeker Update and Postage Stamp - May 2020 [PDF 302.86 KB]