The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has received five further credible reports of Yellow-Legged Hornet (YLH) sightings this week.
One sighting was reported in Shirley, Southampton on 22 May by a member of the public. The hornet was captured and killed.
A report was received from New Romney, Kent on 22 May from householders. The hornet was captured and killed.
A householder reported and captured a hornet in Charing, Ashford, Kent on 24 May in a shed. The shed will be inspected further to check for a possible embryo nest.
Two sightings were reported in Rother, East Sussex. One hornet was captured by a beekeeper, and the other was reported by a householder but escaped alive.
