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Efforts ramp up to eradicate the yellow-legged hornet
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 UniversityMike Inglis - MPI Biosecurity Commissioner NorthKarin Kos - Apiculture NZ chief executiveLearn more: Look out for hornetsYellow-legged hornet sightings in Auckland in 2025 | NZ GovernmentHow to build a wasp trap - Phil Lester recommends this system but says you don't need to register your trapPhil recommends Vespex as a bait which is available from a Nelson firm called MerchentoFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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