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New Zealanders are being encouraged to keep an eye out for yellow-legged hornets over the holiday season, as authorities expect to find more in the next few months.
Yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina), a pest hornet not known to be established in New Zealand, are a biosecurity concern due to the potential impact on honeybee and wild bee populations.
The hornet primarily feeds on bees, wasps, and flies, may compete with native insects and birds for food, and has a painful sting.
To date, there have been been reported sighti
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