The giant sirex wasp parasite Megarhyssa nortoni was imported to New Zealand and released in the 1960s to control the sirex wood wasp, a pest in pine plantations.
Introduced wasps cause all sort of problems for people and native species, but did you know we have native wasps ...
Wasps are usually the bad guys when it comes to New Zealand’s biodiversity, but some good news has come out ...
Wētā are endemic to New Zealand. They are quite large compared to other insects, with some weighing more than a ...
Introduced wasps have become so abundant in many native forests, especially over summer months, that they now pose a major ...
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