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From the additional information supplied, it seems likely that there was a YLH nest in the area in 2025 which went unreported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nofurther action is planned but do continue to monitor for the local Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency\u2019s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed BBKA that they had received a report of Yellow-Legged Hornets in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire made on 13th March 2026. 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