The extent to whicli the Wasp liad increased ili the past few years had caused all ideas of eompletely eradicat ing the pest to be givbii up, Mr. Paterson added, btrt propokalS for its control had been made. A suitable DDT powder was being made available, but hs many people were afrhld of wasps nieri would be available in k part-time capacity to do the actual exterminating. A remit from the South Auckland brartch, "that the conference make contact with all the Government departments concerned, as well ag Federated Farmers, to see if a parasite can. be introduced to combat the wasp menace, and that the executive be urged to draw the attention of the Department of Health td the positiOn/' Was unanimously earriedi
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Chronicle (Levin), 12 July 1948, Page 5
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