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You are here: Home Resource Finder Media Pests invaluable research material
Not many people welcome the discovery of wasp nests, but they are providing invaluable research material for two Dunedin students.
University of Otago genetics PhD students Josh Gilligan and Gemma McLaughlin are offering to remove wasp nests from people’s homes, free of charge, to help further their research.
They spoke to Otago Daily Times reporter Helen Holt.