Two more yellow-legged hornet nests found on Auckland's North Shore
Saturday 15 November 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated In this story Ministry for Primary Industries
Biosecurity staff have located two additional yellow-legged hornet nests in Glenfield, approximately 100 metres apart. The nests, which contained queens, have been removed. This discovery brings the total number of queens found in Auckland to nine.
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