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Asian Scientific name: Vespa velutina Important information for members

Hornet

FACT FILE

Photo: Old Trafford
Cricket Ground
• Native to Asia, it’s also known as the Yellow-legged Hornet
• Asian Hornet abdomen is almost entirely dark except for
orange 4th abdominal segment Notice is hereby given that the 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the
• Dark brown or black velvety body Bumblebee Conservation Trust will be held on Saturday 19 October 2019 at
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester. As in previous years, we will be
• Legs brown with characteristic yellow ends holding the AGM followed by a Members’ Day and would be delighted if you
• Head dark from above, orange from front could join us.
• Queens up to 30mm and workers up to 25mm long
• Never active at night, unlike European hornet The keynote speakers are George website in due course at: www.
Hassall, RHS Young Ambassador
bumblebeeconservation.org/agm.
• Habitat: Nests usually high in trees and man made and Mark Ferguson, wildlife sound We will email you (or send you a letter
structures, sometimes closer to the ground; hunts honey recordist and composer who is if you don’t have an email address)
bees, other insects and also feeds on fruit and flowers. recording the sounds of bumblebees when booking is open.
The Trust is calling on its domestic honeybees if they for a conservation-driven project If you wish to propose a resolution,
members, volunteers and become established. called ‘Bumble’. There will also notice must be given by 5pm
citizen scientists to keep an The GB non-native species be updates from project staff and on 7 August 2019. Visit www.
eye out for the Asian hornet, a secretariat are therefore students, as well as opportunities bumblebeeconservation.org/agm
potential non-native invasive keen to receive reports of to purchase memberships and for details.
species. There have been any sightings to prevent the merchandise. If you have any queries, please email
thirteen confirmed sightings and establishment of this non- Booking for the event is essential agm@bumblebeeconservation.org
six nests destroyed in England native species. and full details will be on our or call 01786 594133.
since 2016, with nine sightings Sightings should be reported
occurring in 2018 (last sighting via an online form (visit Follow us on:
on 14 October 2018). www.brc.ac.uk/risc/alert.
The GB non-native species php?species=asian_hornet), @Bumblebeeconservationtrust
secretariat is asking for people through the official Asian
to look out for the Asian Hornet Watch app available @Bumblebeeconservationtrust
Hornet (Vespa velutina). Asian free from iTunes and Twitter.com
hornets have the potential to Google Play, or by emailing @BumblebeeTrust
pose a threat to wild bees and alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk. Photo: George Hassall @BuzzingWales

Important note - the Asian hornet should not be confused @BuzzingPeak
@BuzzingDevon
with harmless native species such as the European hornet @BuzzingCoast
(Vespa crabro). A confirmatory photograph is essential and
suspected individuals should not be killed where possible to
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