ABC Feeds<p>Cafes shut, children hide indoors as European wasps terrorise Victoria<br>By Eden Hynninen and Jane Nield</p><p>European wasps are swarming regional Victoria, forcing businesses to close and residents to stay indoors, as unusually warm weather causes their numbers to spike.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-19/european-wasps-terrorise-victorian-residents-pest-numbers-grow/105189354" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-19/eur</span><span class="invisible">opean-wasps-terrorise-victorian-residents-pest-numbers-grow/105189354</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/InsectsandArachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsandArachnids</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PestControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PestControl</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EdenHynninen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EdenHynninen</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JaneNield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JaneNield</span></a></p>