New Zealand is urging the public to look out for nests of invasive Asian yellow-legged hornets that are threatening the country’s biosecurity by feeding on bees as the “narrow window” to curb the insect’s spread closes.
The Ministry for Primary Industries said that it had so far discovered over two dozen queen hornets, 19 of them resting in developed nests or showing evidence of nesting, hinting there could be more hornets in egg-laying stages.
