Publication Date

11-2024

Series Number

DPIRD-177

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

City

Perth

Abstract

Early detection of European wasp is important to prevent the spread and establishment of nests, and the Adopt-a-trap program is a key part of annual European wasp surveillance.

The department intensively traps the highest risk areas of the state, but the Adopt-a-trap program can extend surveillance beyond these areas and into the regions to enhance community surveillance.

The trapping method used in the Adopt-a-trap program is very successful in catching European wasps. They address the wasps’ sense of smell and foraging habits to find food. Trapped wasps are useful in alerting us to the presence of a nearby nest — usually within 200 metres from the trap. Trapped wasps help us track down and destroy the nest.

Community members, businesses in industrial areas, and local governments are invited to Adopt-a-trap to monitor European wasps during the active wasp season, from December to May.

When the weather starts to heat up, it’s time to hang the trap in a backyard tree with an ice cube-sized piece of fresh fish inside, inspect regularly, and change the fish lure weekly or fortnightly.

Number of Pages

3

Keywords

European wasp, Trapping, Adopt-a-trap program, Surveillance, Pests, Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS)

Disciplines

Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Biosecurity | Entomology | Environmental Monitoring

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