![A German wasp (Vespula germanica) on a yellow flower.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/001/349/full/German_wasp_Echte_wespe.jpg?1674166006)
The German wasp (Vespula germanica) arrived in New Zealand in the Waikato with aircraft parts in 1945 and rapidly spread to become a significant pest.
The German wasp (Vespula germanica) arrived in New Zealand in the Waikato with aircraft parts in 1945 and rapidly spread to become a significant pest.