New Zealand has one of the world’s highest recorded densities of paper wasps, which typically surge in numbers following a lengthy spell of warm and dry weather. A long, dry summer has led to ...

Auckland's long dry summer sees increase in wasps (4 min 12 sec) New Zealand already has one of the world's highest concentration of German and common wasps. Beggs said the little insects had a ...

If you’re battling a plague of wasps right now, you’re not alone, says University of Auckland Professor Jacqueline Beggs. "New Zealand has the highest recorded densities of common and German ...

A long, dry summer has led to “extremely high” numbers of wasps around the country – and Kiwis are being warned not to attack nests during daytime. New Zealand has one of the world’s ...

When I Googled “black wasps”, some sites said they were large. Some said they were tiny. Another website said they very rarely stung humans. It was then I knew I had the wrong wasp.