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WASP WIPEOUT EXPANDS INTO NEW REGIONS

It’s a shock to know that in summer, the biomass of wasps in South Island beech forest weighs more than birds and rodents combined.

It’s a reason ‘Wasp Wipeout’ is into its fourth season this summer, with control efforts spreading into Wellington, West Coast, Canterbury, Central Otago and Auckland.

German and common wasp populations are targeted in late summer using the Vespex wasp baiting system. Paper wasps will also be targeted this season, which

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