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NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 16 3:37 pm Post subject: Asian Hornets here
In Gloucestershire, at least. Apparently very bad news if they spread, due to their fondness for killing honeybees https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/20/threat-honeybees-asian-hornet-arrival-uk-confirmed-defra-invasive-species

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 16 4:50 pm Post subject:
eek some of the far east hornets are really nasty critters ,apicide is one thing and to be disapproved of in the strongest terms (ops or extreme measures are in order) but having them chase you is nasty and getting caught can be quite serious as well as agonisingly painful.

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 16 8:32 pm Post subject:
That is not good

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 16 8:40 pm Post subject:
"The Asian hornet is smaller than the UK's native hornet and poses no greater risk to human health than a bee. However, they do pose a risk to honey bees." Eta: original source. Avoids using the headline KILLER HORNETS. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/asian-hornet-identified-in-gloucestershire Last edited by Nick on Wed Sep 21, 16 6:39 am; edited 1 time in total

dpack

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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 16 9:24 pm Post subject:
we might be thinking of different species ,im thinking of the malasian/ indonesian type .big, aggressive and packing a nasty sting. very similar or the same as this are those the sort after the local bees? or are the bee bashers different? the big ones will kill bees but tis the way the act with people that gets them a bad reputation, i know a few folk who never want to meet them again.

dpack

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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 16 10:35 pm Post subject:
Vespa velutina = small, kills bees Vespa mandarinia = a whole world of nasty and kills bees my lazy speed reading the article

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 16 6:11 am Post subject:
One problem with the Asian hornets is that they are not that big so not as noticable perhaps as the British hornet. They are a bit bigger, very pretty and sound like a V bomber.

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 16 10:08 am Post subject:
. . and I reckon our indigenous hornets will be virtually wiped out because of people reacting to this news and killing every hornet they see.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Sep 21, 16 10:25 am Post subject:

yummersetter wrote:

. . and I reckon our indigenous hornets will be virtually wiped out because of people reacting to this news and killing every hornet they see.

Yep.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 16 6:08 am Post subject:
Ours tend to be fairly secretive and don't build such obvious nests as the Asian one seems to. We get a reasonable number in the woods, but we rarely know where their nests are, unless we see them coming out of a hole in a hollow tree.

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