Efforts ramp up to eradicate the yellow-legged hornet
Update: 2025-11-06
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This nasty pest can be destroyed, but it will take government resources and extreme vigilance from the public to do it.
The anti-pest army is being mobilised, local Facebook pages are buzzing and a swarm of publicity embarked upon, all aimed at stamping out the yellow-legged hornet
Guests:
- Professor Phil Lester - Victoria University
- Mike Inglis - MPI Biosecurity Commissioner North
- Karin Kos - Apiculture NZ chief executive
Learn more:
- Look out for hornets
- Yellow-legged hornet sightings in Auckland in 2025 | NZ Government
- How to build a wasp trap - Phil Lester recommends this system but says you don't need to register your trap
- Phil recommends Vespex as a bait which is available from a Nelson firm called Merchento
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