As of 22 October, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has informed us that it has received further credible reports of YLH. To date there have been 233 sightings in 2026, resulting in the identification of 87 nests.
The nests confirmed since the last update are recorded in the following locations:
Hampshire
• Penton Grafton (secondary)
Surrey
• Tandridge (secondary)
There are currently no live nests awaiting destruction.
Multiple sightings continue to be monitored by the NBU, local beekeepers and Yellow-legged hornet teams at locations across Cambridgeshire, Dorset, East Sussex, Essex, Greater London, Greater Manchester, Kent and Somerset.
