Asian Hornet Map
by Diane - November 17th, 2018.Filed under: Bees.
Not a hugely cheery subject but one beekeepers need to be aware of: Asian hornets.
I’ve got a monitoring trap out at the moment and keep checking it regularly to see what’s in it.
The BBKA Asian Hornet map is updated each time a new sighting is confirmed by Defra.
There’s a video for the monitoring trap instructions here. Well worth making one. If you’re in a beekeeping group then you might already have discussed having an Asian hornet action team, and perhaps have had a day of making traps to ensure everyone has one.
The BBKA have a leaflet that has the identification information on. This can be given away to anyone who might spend time outside and might observe insects!