British bee inspectors have been sharing their expertise in tracking the yellow-legged hornets with teams hoping to eradicate the invasive predator in New Zealand.
The yellow-legged hornet, also known as the Asian hornet, was first spotted in New Zealand last year.
The fight against the insects in the South East of England has seen Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) officers fit tiny radio tracking devices in a bid to find their nests.
Dan Etheridge, who led the teams hunting the hornets in Kent and Sussex, spent more than a month in New Zealand teaching staff at Biosecurity New Zealand the “fieldcraft” of how to fit and use the trackers.