What is being done about controlling European Wasps in SA?
The State and Local Governments are presently working together in a joint initiative to control the spread of European Wasps. Research is currently underway into developing a form of control to stop the spread of European Wasps. This includes looking at things like biological controls (similar to the calici virus used to destroy rabbits) and also chemical baits that can use wasps to take bait back to the nest and kill the nest. The main method of controlling the wasps is however by the community being vigilant and reporting nests, which are then destroyed, thereby reducing the number of queens available to propagate new nests.
