3 Nov 2025

Yellow Legged Hornets: What should you do if you find one?

From Afternoons, 1:09 pm on 3 November 2025

Since June, Biosecurity New Zealand has confirmed five yellow-legged hornets have been detected in Auckland, and they're asking locals to be on the lookout. 

But what do you do if you come across one and what does it mean for our honey and wild bee populations?

Ruud Kleinpaste, better known as 'The Bug Man' talks to Jesse.

Vespa velutina nigrithorax, the Asian hornet, originates from Southeast Asia and is an invader wasp that has appeared in Europe in France, Spain and Portugal. Further invasions are expected in other countries of Europe

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