here are the monitoring trap instructions that Mark Hobday, our Asian Hornet coordinator, presented at the branch meeting on 19th February. Trap Instructions_Jan 2025Download There is also an accompanying pdf presentation, with lots more information, that has been sent to … Continue reading
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If you haven’t already heard, the first Asian hornet sighting has been confirmed by the NBU, who report that the sighting was in a vineyard near Gosport in Hampshire. Live tracking of the hornets is underway and the NBU hope to … Continue reading
Please find attached a long document from Sam Day, our Kent BKA Asian Hornet guru, with some covering notes from our branch “Asian Hornet Action Team”. It’s a long but worthwhile read on what we’ve learnt in the last two … Continue reading
An Asian hornet sighting was confirmed in the Tamworth area of Staffordshire on 2 September 2019. Read more about it in this letter from BBKA. Asian-hornet-2-September-2019Download … Continue reading
Here is some basic information on the habits and biology of the non-native species, the asian hornet (Vespa velutina). This is an invasive species that provides threats to beekeeping, native insect populations, and potentially to human health. Sam Day general … Continue reading