Yellow Legged Asian Hornet
Tim Phillips
11th May 2026
NBU update – 5 further credible Yellow-legged Asian hornet reports (26–28 April) in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Hampshire. All were single hornets, and at this time of year are unlikely to be linked to nests, so no further action is planned…
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Tim Phillips
25th March 2026
The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed BBKA that they had received a report of Yellow-Legged Hornets in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire made on 13th March 2026. The person who reported the sighting found several dead hornets which…
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Tim Phillips
25th March 2026
On Thursday, 26th February the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed BBKA that they had received a report made through the app of a Yellow-legged hornet in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. At this time, it has not…
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Tim Phillips
28th December 2025
2026 spring queen trapping update In the December 2025 Bee Health Advisory Forum, Defra confirmed that they will not ask APHA’s National Bee Unit to carry out Spring trapping activity for yellow-legged hornet (YLH) in 2026….. https://www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/beekeeping-news/yellow-legged-hornet-spring-trapping
Tim Phillips
24th November 2025
As of 21st November, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they have received further credible reports of YLH’s. This means that currently there has been a total of 544 sightings in 2025. Since…
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Tim Phillips
15th November 2025
As of 13th November, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they have received further credible reports of YLH’s. This means that currently there has been a total of 541 sightings in 2025. Since…
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Tim Phillips
8th November 2025
As of 6th November, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they have received further credible reports of YLH’s. This means that currently there has been a total of 534 sightings in 2025. Since…
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Tim Phillips
4th November 2025
As of 30th October, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they have received further credible reports of YLH’s. This means that currently there has been a total of 530 sightings in 2025. Since…
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Tim Phillips
20th October 2025
As of 16th October, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they have received further credible reports of YLH’s. This means that currently there has been a total of 519 sightings in 2025.Since the…
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Tim Phillips
12th October 2025
As of 10th October, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they have received further credible reports of YLH’s. This means that currently there has been a total of 503 sightings in 2025. Since…
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