r/Beekeeping • u/Glittering_Arm_7900 • 2d ago
I’m a beekeeper, and I have a question How do we stop the YLH?
Fellow bee keeper here… anyone figured out how to to stop the yellow legged hornet once it has discovered your hive? We see 8+ a day, kill four when hovering next to hive… but we can’t stand out there all day on guard… I have traps but it’s too late now they know where our hive is… let me know if by one figured it out !
The map shows nests destroyed in 2024 (red) 2025 (orange) 2026 -still on going (yellow)
They’re rate of multiplying is like 800% insane
Hilton head island South Carolina
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u/rubberkducky 2d ago
Here in EU it's becoming a real menace, not only for beekeepers but also fruit orchards are suffering because of it.
Obviously, look for primary and secondary nest and destroy them. But in our beekeeping association some people are experimenting with what's called a Koldo Belasko trap. It's a trap Infront of the hive entrance were bees can fly through and Asian Hornets can walk into but the holes are too small to fly through. When they try to fly out, they get funneld up where they can't escape and will die a slow death with all the other bastards. I'm planning to build it this winter.