Jim wrote
That sounds really frightening, Brian. I'm glad I don't
have to deal
with those. Are they really yellow jackets, or are the
some form of
hornet? What you describe sounds more like what we refer
to as a hornet
nest.
Jim Nichols
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Jim,
there are no hornets in New Zealand.
The two wasp species that build
colonies/nests here are both species of the European Vespula genus.
They
are a real pest. Quote from the NZ Encyclopedia
"The worst two are of
European origin, the black-and-yellow German and common wasps (VESPULA
GERMANICA and VESPULA vulgaris respectively), which attack and sting to
defend their huge nests. Both species, especially the common wasp, have
invaded native forest - KAURI forests in the north and BEECH FORESTS in
the south.Sep 24, 2007"
Brian
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