Asian Hornet Co-ordinator

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Hello, I am Peter Kirkup, your Asian Hornet Co-ordinator, I work for Natural Resources Wales and part of this work involves investigating reports of alien species including the Asian Hornet.

In an effort to raise awareness I am interested to hear from anyone willing to be a verifier. A verifier will simply be asked to visit a potential sighting close to them, confirm which species is present and photograph it and send a text back to me if it is an Asian hornet. If you happen to see the nest take a picture if you can safely. DO NOT disturb the nest, you or others might get severely stung. The ‘what3words‘ is a great app for precise locations. Please make yourself familiar with the Asian Hornet appearance. Confirmed sightings can be reported here.

Confirmed Asian Hornet sightings this year to the end of May are 13 individuals captured and one nest destroyed. All have been in Kent or East Sussex but one hornet was found in London. If you browse you tube there is a video showing European hornet and an Asian hornet side by side. There is an Asian hornet app available but it does not work for everyone.

We must all be vigilant, thank you for reading this far.

Peter Kirkup

Tel: 07770 883720

 

WBKA webinar on the Asian Hornet

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The Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet – How It Works and What Can Be Done – Dr Sarah Bunker. Join us for a webinar on Jun 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM BST.

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Dr Sarah Bunker has a PhD in insect flight from Exeter University, and also keeps bees in Devon. In 2018 she travelled to Jersey with other SW beekeepers to learn about the yellow-legged hornet and how to find their nests by tracking. Arriving home, she decided to write a book about what she had learned, and what was known about this fascinating insect. This year she produced the second edition of that book, largely re-written due to the explosion in scientific articles about this invasive species.

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