“We have started getting complaints all across Auckland recently,” said Manikantan.
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Significant number of complaints have led to the Wasp Wipeout campaign to begin in Auckland. Rangitoto Island, Motutapu Island and Motuihe Island are wasp hotspots in the Auckland region, along with the Waitākere Ranges. Wasps are invasive pests that are endangering New Zealand’s biodiversity as they compete for native bird food and attack lizards. Manikantan said that wasps also attack “chicklets because they can’t fly and have liquid on them when they are born”.
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The first Wasp Wipeout campaign in Auckland begins in Motutapu Island.