New Zealand drafts in Asian hornet hunters from UK
By Fiona Irving
Published on April 26, 2026.
British bee inspectors have been sharing their expertise in tracking the yellow-legged hornet with teams in New Zealand to combat the invasive predator. The Asian hornet, also known as the Asian Hornet, was first spotted in New New Zealand last year. The fight against the insects in the South East of England involves Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) officers fitting tiny radio tracking devices to find their nests. British bee inspector Dan Etheridge, who led the teams hunting the hornets in Kent and Sussex, spent over a month teaching staff at Biosecurity New Zealand the "fieldcraft" of how to fit and use the trackers. The first sightings of yellow-legent hornets were in June last year, with two male "drone" hornets being spotted in Auckland.
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