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2026 spring queen trapping update<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the December 2025 Bee Health Advisory Forum, Defra confirmed that they will not ask APHA\u2019s National Bee Unit to carry out Spring trapping activity for yellow-legged hornet (YLH) in 2026\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.nationalbeeunit.com\/about-us\/beekeeping-news\/yellow-legged-hornet-spring-trapping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2026 spring queen trapping update In the December 2025 Bee Health Advisory Forum, Defra confirmed that they will not ask APHA\u2019s National Bee Unit to carry out Spring trapping activity for yellow-legged hornet (YLH) in 2026\u2026.. https:\/\/www.nationalbeeunit.com\/about-us\/beekeeping-news\/yellow-legged-hornet-spring-trapping<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":365,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-2252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ylah","tag-ylah"],"yoast_head":"\nYellow Legged Hornet - Spring Trapping - Ryedale Beekeepers Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ryedalebees.co.uk\/?p=2252\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yellow Legged Hornet - 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