{"id":441915,"date":"2026-01-28T01:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/441915\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T01:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:55:11","slug":"more-yellow-legged-hornet-queens-found-in-auckland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/441915\/","title":{"rendered":"More yellow-legged hornet queens found in Auckland"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Yellow-legged<\/p>\n

\nYellow-legged hornets are an invasive species, and a danger to local honey and wild bees.
\nPhoto: Biosecurity NZ\n<\/p>\n

The number of yellow-legged hornet queens found in Auckland has risen to 45 – 32 of them with nests.<\/p>\n

Biosecurity New Zealand said it had an excellent response from the public, with 10,270 notifications of suspected sightings.<\/p>\n

Even though only a small number of them were actually hornets, the organisation urged Aucklanders to stay on the lookout.<\/p>\n

It expected to find more this summer and there were dozens of traps around the city, mostly on the North Shore.<\/p>\n

Biosecurity teams were also attaching tiny trackers<\/a> onto worker hornets to try to lead them to nests.<\/p>\n

The hornets had only been found in Auckland.<\/p>\n

Biosecurity NZ believed it was unlikely they were outside of the city.<\/p>\n

The hornets were a risk to bee populations – they eat them but could also compete with them food if they became established.<\/p>\n

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