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
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Kay Wreford, our local Seasonal Bee Inspector, has informed our Asian Hornet Action Team (AHAT) today (9th September) that there’s been a confirmed asian hornet report in the Ashford area. Can we all be extremely vigilant and keep an eye out … 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
Please find attached the report from Sandra Gray, our regional bee inspector. There’s some interesting material on yellow-legged (Asian) hornets, as well as the usual summaries of notifiable diseases (unfortunately still a problem in East Kent), queen imports and exotic … Continue reading