The first infestation was logged by Brisbane airport in 2013, after the keyhole wasps built nests in the instruments of an Etihad A330 causing it to reroute on a journey to Singapore. Since the initial Etihad flight, Brisbane International Airport has recorded a further 26 incidents. Brisbane airport has been studying the growing wasp problem. However this might change, following the 3 year investigation by Qantas, Queensland and Brisbane Airport. Compared to the risk posed to air traffic by birds or other wildlife, the keyhole wasps are small but growing.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 06, 2020 23:37 UTC