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Phil Lester, Professor of Ecology and Entomology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

‘Spring queening’ time will be crucial for finding any surviving yellow-legged hornets

Phil Lester, CC BY-SA

The next few months will help determine whether New Zealand has successfully eradicated the yellow-legged hornet, one of the world’s most damaging invasive pests.

The government invested more than NZ$12 million in the effort to find and destroy every last hornet.

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