eek some of the far east hornets are really nasty critters ,apicide is one thing and to be disapproved of in the strongest terms (ops or extreme measures are in order) but having them chase you is nasty and getting caught can be quite serious as well as agonisingly painful.
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 16 8:40 pm Post subject:
"The Asian hornet is smaller than the UK's native hornet and poses no greater risk to human health than a bee. However, they do pose a risk to honey bees."
One problem with the Asian hornets is that they are not that big so not as noticable perhaps as the British hornet. They are a bit bigger, very pretty and sound like a V bomber.
yummersetter
Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 3241 Location: Somerset
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 16 10:08 am Post subject:
. . and I reckon our indigenous hornets will be virtually wiped out because of people reacting to this news and killing every hornet they see.
Ours tend to be fairly secretive and don't build such obvious nests as the Asian one seems to. We get a reasonable number in the woods, but we rarely know where their nests are, unless we see them coming out of a hole in a hollow tree.
eek some of the far east hornets are really nasty critters ,apicide is one thing and to be disapproved of in the strongest terms (ops or extreme measures are in order) but having them chase you is nasty and getting caught can be quite serious as well as agonisingly painful.
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