The dreaded Asian hornet ('Vespa velutina'), which attacks the bee and is capable of decimating hives, has already crossed the Bidasoa. Beekeepers have spotted the first copies of 'Vespa velutina' this summer in Irun, Hondarribia and Oiartzun.
This bug has already been detected for the first time in Europe in the French region of Aquitaine. Suspect came through the port of Bordeaux, in a container. And today has expanded to 32 departments, "at breakneck speed," the veterinarian said yesterday the association of beekeepers, Egoitz Galartza.Se unclear which is the 'Vespa velutina' because few copies were sent entomology section Neiker.
"It will be impossible to eradicate from our midst. The question is whether we will be able to adapt, acclimatised to drier environments, those in the south of Guipúzcoa, "said the vet.
I cut the head
Its main food is the bee. Cuts his head and then devours it. In late autumn, when the bees are removed, dares to enter the hive. Four wasps would be able in a couple of weeks to kill an entire hive.
How can you control the invasive insect? According to the vet Galartza, you can use generic traps syrups or beer, which also end up with other insects, or collect every nest is sighted.
invaders Copies may be colonies of up to 1,500 individuals.
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