They have bright yellow legs, with a length of about 25 mm (about 1 inches), and one colony, if left without deterrent, they can “penalty” 90,000 insects to pollinate in only one season.
Since the first vision in the United Kingdom in 2016 Vespa Vetulotina – the The Asian or yellow tuber with legs Beekeepers and scientists have made a strong campaign to reduce the damage that these invasive types can cause to biological diversity and colonies in Britain.
Last year, wet spring and summer appear to have hindered the population growth of insects as the number of nests monitored in the United Kingdom decreased from 72 in 2023 to 24 National Bees Unit He received confirmation, through DNA, that Hornz has succeeded in raising it and more than north in the United Kingdom.
Experts are now afraid of the dry and sunny start in the spring this year and the rapid spread of species in Europe It will lead to an increase in this year numbers.
Early scenes were recorded by Asian Hornz JerseyThe leading experts suspected that record numbers may try to create nests in the United Kingdom this year.
“The first queens were more than two weeks early this year,” said John de Carterit, a founding member of the Asian Hornet group, which includes about 550 lollipops this year. “It is clear that we are concerned.”
There were 262 Queen Asia Hornz registered on Jersey by April 11, An increase on an annual basis of 1,090 %.
“When we reach 266 king, we will equate the total of 2024 – this number has not been reached until June 25,” said De Carterit.
“There is a strong danger that this year’s numbers are at least high as in 2023 and the possibility to be higher. It would be surprising if the numbers are not higher than the level of 2024,” said Ian Campbell, of the British Beekeeping Association.
This type of meat -eating animal, and a typical nest ranged between 2000 and 3000 of Asian Hornz can devoured more than 11 kg (about 24 pounds) of insects in the season, according to Campbl – about 90,000 bees.
The audience is urged to “be vigilant everywhere” and learn how to identify and inform Asian Hornets, which have yellow legs and a distinctive orange band in the fourth part of their stomach – along with the fully black velvet chest, which distinguishes it from the original European wasp.
Like bees, its capacities can cause painful and possibly fatal reactions. Any “scenes of anxiety” must be informed to the government’s national bees unit via Asian Hornet Watch Or online, using the UK Center for Environment and Hydrology (UKCEH) Reporting.
“Hornz with yellow legs caused great damage to the indigenous pollinations, including the beloved honey bees,” said Kate Wilson, head of the National Bee Unit. “Thanks to the increasing reports to the application and online, scenes are not expected to occur early in the year. We encourage the audience to stay vigilant and continue to report any possible scenes for us.”
Such scenes can help people who work to fight the Asian Hornz spread to understand the national image. “I collected one of a woman in her eighties after she seized her in a yogurt, while the youngest person was reported to be eight,” said De Carterit.
“There is no natural enemy that we realize that it can control the Asian wasp.”.
The successive generations of the offspring of one queen are believed to be married, which was made by mistake To France in a container of Chinese utensils In 2004, it has now reached 15 European countries, including the United Kingdom. “In some countries like Spain and Belgium, we have seen numbers that increase a handful of nests to 10,000 nests in four years,” Campbell said.
France is believed to have more than half a million nests. Researchers believe can be It costs the French economy About 30.8m euros in lost bee colonies and honey revenues, while the invaders reduced the production of honey 35 % in Portugal and 50 % in Legoria, Italy, In recent years.
In March, the first large -scale study of an Asian Horn diet, managed by researchers at the University of Exeter, 1,400 different species were found in their bowels. Among the 50 best species of specific invertebrate prey, 43 flowers were known. This included The three main pollinations of crops in EuropeEuropean honey bees, bumblebee bumblebee and Red-Tailbee.
De Carterit, a retired forensic officer from the police, said that Hornz will usually do the “butcher” this prey by biting their heads, wings, legs and abdomen so that their chest – a source of protein – can be fed to the queen’s larvae.
To date this year, it was only there Two confirmed scenes “It is time for people to monitor,” said Roy. “It is now the time for people.
If the government does not destroy the nests, the public has been informed since 2016, Modeling by the University of Exter suggests Hornz is already created in large areas of England and Wales, and Scotland entered.
Campbell said it is important to try to take pictures of the engagement More than 29,000 reportsAbout 70 minutes have been considered enough Confirmed scenes. “In order to be successful with the judiciary, the national bee unit needs to obtain every single nest,” he said.
The queens of the new wasp are constantly wandering in the United Kingdom from Europe to replace those that have been eliminated. “The Asian wasp can arrive in different ways,” Roy said. ” “Everyone needs vigilance, everywhere.”
