YLH Nests found at Langton
National Bee Unit have uploaded an image of a yellow-legged Asian hornets on a snowberry shrub from the nest find in Langton, nr. Malton North Yorkshire https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FCHxdaMcd/?mibextid=wwXIfrw
Yellow Legged Asian Hornet
APNA YLH Update 1st August 2025
As of 31 July, 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 108 sightings in 2025. Three…
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Analysis of YLAH caught in spring 2025
A total of 22 individual Yellow-Legged Hornets (YLHs) were confirmed between January and early June 2025. Some of these hornets were captured during spring trapping led by the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) which was carried…
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APNA YLH Update 18th July 2025
Update on the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit’s (NBU) work against yellow-legged Asian hornet (YLH), week ending 18th July. As of 17 July, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they…
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NBU field response to YLAH
The latest BBKA Spring Convention 2025 lecture to be released is Peter Davies, Operational Delivery Lead for yellow-legged Asian hornets, National Bee Unit.This lecture is a must see for members of BBKA Yellow-legged Asian hornet teams as well as others.
APNA YLH Update 4th July 2025
Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit’s (NBU) yellow-legged Asian hornet (YLH) update week ending 4th July. 7 further credible reports of YLH’s. This means that currently there has been a total of 52 sightings in 2025. KentFive of…
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Yellow Legged Asian Hornet sighting
A credible report of a single Yellow-legged hornet sighted in Mordon, County Durham on 28 May 2025. The insect was observed flying from a polytunnel, and a photo has been attached by the reporting member of the public. This represents…
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Another Asian Hornet Newsflash!!
The first Asian hornet queens have been caught in the Channel Islands. See the attached link to the BBC website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-68779503
Asian Hornet – Newsflash
Fresh from the BBC website there is news of a recent development in Asian hornet detection technology…check the link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68717793
New Asian Hornet Film…
There is a new Asian Hornet film from France which is worth a viewing. Check it out on the Asian Hornet page.