Photo: Biosecurity NZ
Advanced tracking technology from the Netherlands to trace hornets back to their nests is set to be introduced by Biosecurity New Zealand in the next phase of the eradication project.
More than half of the 30 queen hornets found by Biosecurity New Zealand on Auckland's North Shore showed evidence of having a nest.
But the Ministry of Primary Industries will soon be able to turn the pests' insatiable desire to build nests against them.
North commissioner Mike Inglis said high tech tracking technology from the Netherlands has arrived after advice from international and domestic experts.
In the latest update on Tuesday, 19 of the 30 confirmed queen hornets w
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