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DOC targets wasps
He has also been a regular fixture on the committee for the club. Dan says one of his first horses, Peterborough, still held a special place in his heart. "I won five with him," he says.
Poison that targets wasps in the Nelson Lakes National Park will begin to be placed from this week, says the Department of Conservation. Vespid wasps are now one of the most damaging insect pests in the country, says DOC, with their numbers increasing and threatening native birds, bees and other insects. The toxic-wasp baiting method exploits the social structure of a wasp colony. Worker wasps collect bait from stations and return with it to their nest. They feed it to the queen and the developing larvae which poisons the entire colony within a short time. The bait is made with chicken meat, which does not attract bees and is stationed 1.5 metres above ground to exclude other animals, like weka. DOC says they will be applying the bait from the middle of this month to the end of February, when wasps are known to be feeding on protein. The area targeted is over an area of 1600ha in the Nelson Lakes National Park and in St Arnaud. The introduced wasps are particularly bad in the honeydew beech forests where they have been seen killing chicks as they emerge from their eggs and taking available honeydew, which is a valuable energy source for birds
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Nelson Harness Racing Club stalwart Dan Byrne with wife Joy in the birdcage following a race on Sunday named in their honour on Dan's 90th birthday. Dan part-owned I W McNik, above, which finished fourth in the race. Photo: Jacob Page.
Club stalwart celebrates 90th in style Jacob Page Dan Byrne's 90th birthday celebration saw the Nelson Harness Racing Club stalwart watch a horse he part-owns earn a pay check in the race named in his honour. Dan watched his trotter I W McNik run a gallant fourth in its race wheelchairs mobility scooters walkers/canes electric bed/hoists lift assist chairs bathroom solutions incontinence products daily living aids/products
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debut during the Nelson Owners Trainers and Breeders Dan and Joy Byrne Trot at the Richmond Racecourse on Sunday. Dan‘s association with the club started as a punter in 1961, two years later he was training his first horse on the track. Dan estimated he'd had 35 winners since those humble beginnings.
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