Best Wasp Traps for NZ Backyards (Bee-Safe Picks)
How to choose the best wasp trap for your NZ backyard — and why a bee-safe, reusable, NZ-made trap is the right call.
Why your wasp trap choice matters
A wasp trap sounds simple — until you realise the wrong one kills bees, cracks in the sun, or empties into landfill each month. For New Zealand backyards, the right wasp trap is bee-safe, reusable and UV-tough.
What to look for
- Bee-safe entrance design — keeps pollinators out.
- UV-stable build — survives NZ summers.
- Reusable — refill with bait, not buy new.
- Chemical-free — safe near kids and pets.
The GotchaPest Bee-Safe Wasp Trap
The GotchaPest Bee-Safe Wasp Trap is the only trap you need. NZ-made, designed specifically for our wasp species, and engineered to protect bees while catching wasps fast.
Where to buy
Off the shelf at Mitre 10 and Kings Plant Barn, or online direct. Pair with the GotchaPest app to log catches.
Ask Buzzy
Not sure if a bee-safe trap is right for your yard? Ask Buzzy 🐝 — our AI Trap Buddy explains the difference.
Not sure which pest you're dealing with?
Snap a photo and — our NZ-made AI pest assistant will identify it from our verified species database and recommend the right trap. Free, honest, and grounded in real Kiwi catch data.
GotchaPest Team
NZ-made pest control, designed in Aotearoa for Kiwi conditions. Our traps are UV-tough, reusable and bee-safe — paired with the world's first AI Trap Buddy and the GotchaPest community pest tracker. Available at Mitre 10, Kings Plant Barn and right here online.
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Fast, safe, and seriously effective — NZ-made wasp trap that protects pollinators.
Trap smarter with GotchaPest
UV-tough, NZ-made traps paired with the app and Buzzy — the first ever AI Trap Buddy.