Vulgar wasps

April 2018

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April 2018

Dr Phil Lester hopes New Zealand will one day be free of wasps. Photo: Grant Maiden
Entomologist Phil Lester has written a book about one of the tramper’s least favourite animals – wasps. He says these clever and skilful predators must ultimately be controlled. Why a book about wasps?  As I’m sure any hiker would be aware, we have massive densities of wasps in New Zealand – they are hyper-abundant, some […]
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