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Andover and District Beekeepers Association

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Asian Hornets are here and all area associations need to have a plan for what they will do if an Asian Hornet is identified in their area.

Poster: Think you've seen an Asian Hornet? Report it! Size chart comparing Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), European hornet (Vespa crabro), wasp (Vespula vulgaris) and honey bee (Apis mellifera), 0 to 3 centimetres. Report through the Asian Hornet Watch app or www.bit.ly/asianhornetreport. Animal & Plant Health Agency.
Asian hornet identification guide. Queen up to 30mm, workers up to 25mm long (worker honey bee up to 16mm). Entirely dark brown or black velvety body. Abdomen almost entirely dark except for the 4th abdominal segment. Legs brown with characteristic yellow ends.

Seen an Asian hornet? The best way to report it is with the Asian Hornet Watch app.

Asian Hornet Watch for iPhone (App Store)

Asian Hornet Watch for Android (Google Play)

More at BBKA Asian Hornet web page
Poster: 'Yellow-Legged' Asian Hornet. Asian hornet – bad, please report (abdomen mostly dark with one orange band). European hornet – good, leave alone (abdomen mostly yellow with dark markings). Can you tell the difference?

Asian Hornet Biology

Interesting video from BBKA Asian Hornet Week describes the Asian Hornet in detail.