{"id":126,"date":"2021-11-16T14:43:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T14:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westhertsbees.org.uk\/subdomainsbeta\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2021-11-16T16:41:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:41:19","slug":"asian-hornet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westhertsbees.org.uk\/index.php\/asian-hornet\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Hornet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the Asian Hornet?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An invasive non-native hornet originally from Asia. Suspected&nbsp;sightings should be reported immediately. <em>A highly aggressive predator of native insects<\/em>, posing a significant threat to honey bees and other pollinators. Accidentally introduced to France in 2004 and spreading rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What does it look like?<\/strong><br>A distinctive hornet, smaller than our native species. A key feature is the <em>almost entirely dark abdomen<\/em>, except for the 4th segment which is yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Slightly smaller than native hornet<\/li><li>Dark abdomen, 4th segment yellow<\/li><li>Bright yellow tips to legs (native hornet dark)<\/li><li>Entirely brown or black thorax&nbsp; (native hornet more orange)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"412\" src=\"http:\/\/westhertsbees.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Asian-Hornet-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westhertsbees.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Asian-Hornet-image.jpg 872w, https:\/\/westhertsbees.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Asian-Hornet-image-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westhertsbees.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Asian-Hornet-image-768x363.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><figcaption>Asian Hornet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ASIAN HORNET WATCH<\/strong> &#8211; a new app launched to help people quickly and easily report sightings of this invasive\u00a0species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Download from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/asian-hornet-watch\/id1161238813\" target=\"_blank\">APPLE<\/a>\u00a0or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=uk.ac.ceh.hornets\" target=\"_blank\">ANDROID<\/a> App stores free of charge.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A simple Monitoring Trap for the Asian Hornet<br><\/strong>Follow the instructions at this <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalbeeunit.com\/downloadNews.cfm?id=122\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a> to build your own Asian Hornet monitoring traps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Important Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbka.org.uk\/help\/asian_hornet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British Beekeepers Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nonnativespecies.org\/alerts\/index.cfm?id=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Non-Native Species Organisation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/nonnativespecies\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DEFRA<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you think you see an Asian Hornet<br><\/strong>If you think you have seen an Asian Hornet&nbsp;take a picture and email it with details of where you saw it and your contact information to <a href=\"mailto:alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk\">alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Asian Hornet? 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