What do you do if you find an Asian hornet? 1. Please use the Asian Hornet Watch app on your phone to send a picture and a location via GPS in the app straight to the non-native species secretariat and National Bee Unit. 2. If you cannot download the Asian Hornet Watch app, please use…
Vespa velutina, sometimes known as the ‘Asian hornet’ is an invasive non-native species from Asia. It has recently arrived in France where it is spreading rapidly. As a highly effective predator of insects, including honey bees and other beneficial species, it can cause significant losses to bee colonies, other native species and potentially ecosystems It…
At the moment DEFRA is recommending monitoring traps in all areas of the Country where there is no Asian hornet incursion. Once an Asian hornet has been positively identified in an area then kill traps should be used. This is in the expectation that if Asian hornets are in the area then they will be…
Vespa velutina, sometimes known as the ‘Asian hornet’ is an invasive non-native species from Asia. If you find one you MUST report it. It arrived in France in 2004 and has spread rapidly. As a highly effective predator of insects, including honey bees and other beneficial species, it can cause significant losses to bee colonies,…
Resources for Asian hornet week Please share these on social media and your association websites. Hover over the image and right click, and choose file save as. Follow us on social media and share our posts during Asian hornet week to help reach more people. Twitter Facebook Instagram This is a link to a PDF…
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