Links – End of March 2025
Earliest-ever sighting of Asian hornet in UK confirmed
28-Mar-25 – Manchester Evening News
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/earliest-ever-sighting-asian-hornet-31305947
Government launches first action plan on pesticides in a decade
21-Mar-25 – Wire-gov
Brilliant ways you can use these 3 non-toxic beeswax products for a healthier home without micro-plastics
19-Mar-25 – Homes and Gardens
https://www.homesandgardens.com/solved/beeswax-products
Asian Hornet Seen in Upper Nitra Area (Slovakia)
17-Mar-25 – tasr.sk
https://www.tasr.sk/tasr-clanok/TASR:2025031700000458
Wild about Gardens campaign asks us all to become hoverfly heroes
12-Mar-25 – The Wildlife Trusts
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/wild-about-gardens-campaign-asks-us-all-become-hoverfly-heroes
Fast and Agile Robotic Insects Could Transform Crop Pollination
07-Mar-25 – ElectroPages
https://www.electropages.com/blog/2025/03/could-these-robotics-bees-be-future-agriculture
The French (UNAF) welcomes the unanimous adoption of the proposed law aimed at combating the Asian hornet.
06-Mar-25 – UNAF
Asian hornet guts contain more than 1,400 different species, new study finds
04-Mar-25 – Discover Wildlife
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/asian-hornet-guts-1449-species
Invasive Asian hornets ‘preying on’ hundreds of native insect species in Europe
04-Mar-25 – The Guardian
Warning of ‘extra threat’ from Asian hornets after UK sightings
04-Mar-25 – The Independent
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/asian-hornet-bees-uk-warning-b2708658.html
Links – End of February 2025
A 'sticky' problem facing beekeepers: How the UK is in the midst of counterfeit honey crisis
01-Mar-25 – Country Living
https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/countryside/a63954274/problem-facing-uk-beekeepers/
Dordogne resident claims to catch 1,300 Asian hornets in a day using this technique
27-Feb-25 – The Connexion
Organic egg farm adopts bioacoustic technology to monitor bees
25-Feb-25 – FarmingUK
Now is the time for many to install Asian hornet traps in France
21-Feb-25 – Connexion France
Is honey actually good for you?
17-Feb-25 – The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/diet/nutrition/is-honey-good-for-you/
How one of the biggest threats to British honeybees could be eradicated thanks to scientific breakthrough
16-Feb-25 – The Mail Online
The weapon that could help British honeybees fight off pesky foe
16-Feb-25 – The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/16/rna-weapon-help-british-honeybees-fight-varroa-mite/
‘Perfect pesticide’ spares bees by targeting gene in parasites
16-Feb-25 – The Times
Beekeeping Industry Faces Crisis as Unprecedented Bee Die Off Threatens Agriculture
11-Feb-25 – IT News Online
UK conservation goals insufficient to save ants and bees, says expert
08-Feb-25 – The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/08/uk-conservation-goals-insufficient-ants-bees
'Urgent need' for crop protection research after Cruiser SB rejected
04-Feb-25 – FarmingUK
A large-scale study of Varroa destructor treatment adherence in apiculture
03-Feb-25 – Enterologia Generalis
Somerset business selling new products in Harrods stores
03-Feb-25 – Somerset Couny Gazette
https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/24904950.somerset-business-selling-new-products-harrods-stores/
Links – End of January 2025
Asian hornet population in Switzerland triples in a year, new data suggests
30-Jan-25 – IamExPat
Bees are less likely to sting when in a pair, scientists say
29-Jan-25 – Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14335915/Bees-likely-sting-pair-scientists-say.html
The Confederation should now combat the Asian hornet
27-Jan-25 – Blue News (Swiss)
The fight to save the native Welsh honeybee
26-Jan-25 – Nation Cymru
Coverage of pesticide emergency authorisation being denied to protect pollinators
24-Jan-25 – DEFRA
UK Government outlines complete ban on insect-killing pesticides
20-Jan-25 – BirdGuides
https://www.birdguides.com/news/uk-government-outlines-complete-ban-on-insect-killing-pesticides/
Brighton MP Siân Berry leads push for national pesticide ban
14-Jan-25 – The Argus
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24848511.brighton-mp-sian-berry-leads-push-national-pesticide-ban/
Asian hornet nests dissected to monitor species
06-Jan-25 – BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4zkdl2570o
Meghan Markle Tackles Kate Middleton's Buzzy Hobby
03-Jan-25 – People