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Yellow Legged (Asian) Hornet

Yellow Legged Hornet Week

We are asking as many people as possible and not just beekeepers, to look out for Yellow Legged Hornets during Yellow Legged Hornet week ( 7th - 13th September).

For reporting an actual sighting, or wish to confirm if something might be a YLH then use the government Asian Hornet watch app to your phone,
available in the Google play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ac.ceh.hornets&hl=en_GB

or Apple App Store

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/asian-hornet-watch/id1161238813

Yellow-legged Asian Hornet Week7th - 13th September 2026: We are urging everyone to stay alert, get informed and be ready to report any sightings of the invasive Yellow-legged Asian hornet.

Yellow-legged Hornet » APHA - National Bee Unit - BeeBase

Reports should be sent in via the Asian Hornet Watch app or the online recording form using the links below:

However, you can also email if you have a sighting. Please send a photograph and location details to:

alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk

We have co-ordinators for our Branch (Emma Woodhouse) and Lancashire (our own Dave Heaton) and they will keep us updated with the latest news. To get in touch with them, you can email ylh@eastlancsbees.org.uk

Do not under any circumstances disturb or provoke an active hornets’ nest.

https://www.bbka.org.uk/asian-yellow-legged-hornet

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