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Guard your food, wasps are looking to invade your barbecue in Kamloops, Okanagan
September 10, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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If you’re noticing more wasps at your backyard barbecue it’s because they're hungry and looking to steal a bite of your meat.
Why wasps are such a nuisance this time of year
September 03, 2022 - 3:19 PM

With September comes the last pleasant summer days and evenings to enjoy meals outdoors.
Meet the B.C. man seeking to destroy those giant hornets
March 24, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Paul van Westendorp, B.C.’s top beekeeper, will be busy this summer searching for and destroying the subterranean nests of the Asian giant hornet.
Kamloops biologist ready to test new fire ant control method in South Okanagan
July 24, 2019 - 1:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University biologist Rob Higgins hopes to test a new concept for treating European fire ant nests later this summer in the South Okanagan.
'They just kept coming:' How a Kamloops school handled a swarming wasp attack on students
September 28, 2018 - 6:30 PM

'IN MY 25 YEARS, I'VE NEVER SEEN A SWARM OF WASPS AND I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO AGAIN.'
More than 100 students stung by wasps during Terry Fox run in Kamloops
September 27, 2018 - 1:47 PM

KAMLOOPS - The Terry Fox Run at a Kamloops elementary school today went south after 135 students were stung by a swarm of wasps.
Fire ants found in Naramata concern Kamloops researcher
April 29, 2015 - 11:38 AM

PENTICTON - A Thompson Rivers University researcher wants to stop a newly-discovered invasive species from getting a foothold in the region.
Mild winter explains higher number of wasps
September 03, 2013 - 8:23 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Those pesky uninvited guests at your barbeque dinner are looking for their last free meals of the summer.
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Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

Guard your food, wasps are looking to invade your barbecue in Kamloops, Okanagan

Why wasps are such a nuisance this time of year

Meet the B.C. man seeking to destroy those giant hornets

Kamloops biologist ready to test new fire ant control method in South Okanagan

'They just kept coming:' How a Kamloops school handled a swarming wasp attack on students

More than 100 students stung by wasps during Terry Fox run in Kamloops

Fire ants found in Naramata concern Kamloops researcher

Mild winter explains higher number of wasps

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