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 have received 13 further credible reports of YLH’s.
Currently there has been a total of 68 sightings in 2025.
New sightings have been reported in:
Kent
- Stelling Minnis
- Broad Oak
- Whitstable
- Farthing Common
- Staple
- Rochester
- Hythe (3 sightings)
East Sussex
- Doleham
- Sedlescombe, Hastings
- Udimore
Greater London
- Ilford
Six nests have been found this week: in Stelling Minnis, Hythe (15m high in a tree), Staple (in the ground at the base of Hazel tree), Udimore (in a barn), Ilford (6m high in a tree) and River, near Dover (in the ground). Three nests have been destroyed and the other three will be destroyed next week.
One of the destroyed nests has been removed and sent to Fera Science for analysis. It was not possible to remove the other 2 destroyed nests.
There have been 24 nests so far this year.
The NBU are following up the other credible reports and anticipate finding further nests
