Tag: pest_surveillance

Auckland Yellow-Legged Hornet Eradication Enters Crucial Spring Phase

14 Sep 2026 4:18 p.m. · Source: New Zealand Government

Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says warmer weather could wake surviving hornet queens, urging Aucklanders to report sightings as the eradication response steps up surveillance and trapping.

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