Never been so bad : Wasp nest found in Hawke s Bay paddock shocks beekeeper
4 May, 2021 01:18 AM
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A wasp nest found in a Hawke s Bay paddock. Video / Supplied
Hawke s Bay residents are urged to call in the professionals when trying to deal with pesky wasp nests.
Commercial beekeeper and part-time exterminator Kieran Chisnall, of Chizzy s Honey Ltd, noticed wasps starting to hang around hives in a paddock near Porangahau, 45km south of Waipukurau. This time of year, wasps attack bees, he explained. They can wipe out an entire hive.
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Commercial beekeeper and part-time exterminator Kieran Chisnall stumbled upon quite a big wasp nest while in a Porangahau paddock tending to his hives. Photo / Supplied