# Phil Lester

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Phil Lester: Victoria University Ecology and Entomology Professor on the efforts to stamp out yellow-legged hornets

Efforts to stamp out yellow-legged hornets in New Zealand are widening.  Biodiversity New Zealand is expanding the 5-kilometre surveillance zone in Glenfield and Birkdale on Auckland's North Shore further out to 11-kilometres, to ensure only one population is at large.  Victoria University Ecolog…

What can you do about Millipedes?

You might recall that this time last year we spoke to someone from Wellington's South Coast whose house had been inundated by 100s of Portuguese millipedes; in the bathtub, climbing the walls, even in bed! To give us the latest we're joined by Victoria University pest control expert Professor Phil …

Positive signs in fight against yellow-legged hornet pest

Professor Phil Lester, an ecologist and entomologist at Victoria University of Wellington, joins Emile Donovan to discuss the latest developments and the ongoing response to the hornet threat.

September 24, 2014: In Which We Got Jossed By Dan & Phil

PHIL LESTER, YOU’RE A GENIUS! This week’s episode is a little different. This week, Emily and V finally release an episode that has been sitting in our vault for over a year — not because it wasn’t good, but because the universe pulled off one of the most chaotic, timeline‑breaking acts of accident…

Spring Queening: Keeping Watch for Hornets and Wasps

As temperatures rise and gardens burst into bloom, insects are re-emerging for spring. While pollinators like butterflies and bees are welcome visitors, other winged pests are far less popular. After a $12 million eradication campaign, the Ministry for Primary Industries is closely monitoring this …