Hi Bob, I've been following your channel for a while now. From Galicia, Spain, I want to convey to you that it is very important that you unite to try to stop or eliminate this pest. In Europe we have been fighting for many years, but unfortunately each country and each region does it on its own without results. The issue is very serious, here we reach densities of 1 vespa velutina nest every 150 or 200 meters in many inhabited areas. Until September of this year, the regional administration removed more than 20,000 nests in a region that has no more than 29,574 km². Unifying investment and relying on science is the only way to fight the pest. Here the only effective way to protect the apiaries is to use electric harps, without them, the hives would be eliminated by the Asian wasp. I wish you all the best of luck.
When Yellowjackets are seen first in spring , those are yellowjacket queens. If they are killed, means killing yellowjacket future nests. Same case for hornets or gaint hornets ; they seen May or June when the wheather is hot. When they seen first, means those are queens. If they are killed, means killing the future nests.
in the UK we have involved the general public to keep an eye out for hornets, just beekeepers is not enough, to keep watch. in EUROPE they have spread from France down to Spain and Portugal and east to the Chech border and over to the UK
Great information Bob. Thank you for sharing. It is very concerning and something we have to stay after to prevent big issues for all of us. Have a blessed week! - Tom
Little nuggets of information we gather on yours and other beekeepers videos help us all become better artists, thanks again Bob for more wonderful content!!!
Great information. Essential for beekeepers to study their anatomy/morphology of this hornet to differentiate from others (cicada killers for example). The USDA has some nice pictures that compare species. I wonder if there is any risk of spread from the rail system here (the Palmetto line runs from the Savannah area up through Jasper county to Charleston). Ive read the spotted lantern fly uses railways as a means to spread. Always enjoy a presentation by Dr. Bartlett. Appreciate the time you put into this.
Thank you for sharing this information. I appreciate your efforts to make us aware of the potential harm and the efforts being made to address it in its infancy. It is great to have someone like yourself who is willing to share your knowledge and experiences.
Thank you Bob. Sounds quite similar to the European hornet in behavior---though more devastating to individual honey bee colonies. We are concerned in VA about this issue and truly hope that Lewis and his team are able to reign it in.
Unfortunately its way worse than the european hornet, its much more agressive and the european hornet doesnt hover in front of the hive, the hovering behaviour prevents the hive from gathering nectar and pollen wich in turn leads into a complete shut down of the brood nest.
Putting a chimney type cage max net width 6.3mm in front of the entrance with a larger opening in front of the entrance traps the hornets when they try to fly up and away.
The asian hornets fly around in France now at 5 deg c awaiting single bees that come out. In some areas of France this year was esp bad with many beekeepers saying that they have to give up if this does not stop.
Great video with great content as always Bob. Although I’m a NC beekeeper, this is a serious issue that I’m following because if it’s not taken seriously then what is a local issue becomes a national issue. As a thought, what discussion has been given to using drones with cameras and other detecting capabilities to locate nests?
Yes, I would think using thermal imaging, especially this time of year with little to no leaves on the trees, the nest would be more detectable. This technology has been used in law enforcement, locating wild game that hunters have harvested and other instances where they have been needed.
Budget? What budget? We are giving away money that we do not even have to other countries. I would like to see monies allocated to this problem and more, but corruption is just too rampant. Great interview Bob. The topics you choose are always very interesting.
I watched what we call Mountain Hornets here in Pennsylvania "European Hornets" pick off my foragers coming back to the hive in the same manner you described.
Same for me - I'm in Asheville NC and the last 3 summers saw (what I assumed are) European hornets picking off bees in front of my hives. Never seen more than 2 at a time, just hovering in front of a hive and 'hawking' a bee from the air one at a time. I did not think it pervasive so just shrugged if off. I'd like to see some comparison of this 'yellow legged' hornet vs. the 'asian giant' if different vs. the european hornet.
Hi. In uk the coke bottle trap is a good start. The vito pharma trap is top but fills up very quickly as its quite small. And expect ti use 2 traps per colony.
Great interview and fantastic to get the proper information out there. I live in coastal South Carolina, not too far from the first sightings. There have been some great local postings to try to inform beekeepers like us and I have found it very irritating that in the comments a lot of people will pipe in and claim that they’ve seen them nowhere near this area. Hopefully people can get better informed by great content like this.
Interesting, unfortunately, there always seems to be some invasive species entering our Country. Not much that we can do about it expect beware and be aware! Thank You for another informative video!
Glad you are on top of this Bob! You guys are going to have to keep your eyes open for this! Hopefully it doesn't get close to you and they can get rid of them early!
I actually had a colony get attacked by a large amount of hornets like the one pictured at 11:40- into this video. I'm not sure which species it is exactly. My dad called me and said one of my hives was being "swarmed" his words not mine by some giant hornets. I got home and opened up the hive to see about 8 or 10 Hornets still inside. A lot of dead bees on the ground out front. After that I took a short video of inspecting what was left of the colony You can see the type of hornet at the beginning of the video.
I am the beekeeper that found the first hornet. Unfortunately they didn't find the nest that was attacking my hive. I also lost my hive so I will have to start over in the spring.
I hope you don't get this nightmare like we have here in Portugal, Spain and France. Here in PT and Spain many beekeepers use electric harps to kill and scare the hornets. For me worked so far. Cheers from PT
I'd like to try the traps here in Pennsylvania to deal with European hornets that pester my hives in considerable numbers and the numbers are growing each year. I patrol the hives with butterfly nets to capture and dispatch but it doesn't put a dent in the numbers. This year I was even able to find a flight path back to the nest (on neighbors property and in a very, very tall tree) and was able to capture some as they were departing and returning.@@lewisbartlett7195
Trap early, trap often and keep on trapping . . . . . . find those nests!!!!! Short Question - why didn't we have traps, testing etc readly for this event?
So many insects look alike. I could say we have yellow looking wasps here all my life. But I’m sure genetically they are different. So don’t panic when you see one. Just report it for verification. The genetic test kits are awesome
Question Bob; First one, How do we get donations to UGA, or to whomever, is doing the research that Lewis spoke about to get the genetic scope completed? To GBA ? Or can the association set us a 'Go fund me' or something of the sort? Second one, will you start carrying that trap in your store?
Ha Bob not to many months ago Kamon did a video with Lewis there, I tryed my best to buy some traps richard noel as well talked with kamon any way the folks over there would not sell traps to us in the US. can i get some from lewis or just make my own. I have made yellow jacket traps and I am killing 100s of them I just need to know what is the bait to use to trap them if they are here. with the yellow jacket vinigar a banna and sugar and water is used the honey bee does not go for it but the yellow jacket yes. what are you going to do. thanks and have a blessed day
Good morning Bob. I was at the store other day when the internet went out, ladies at the store did a great job taking my 600$ without register working 😂.
Very interesting speaker and informative video. I did not know you were a bee inspector in Oregon Bob. I have rarely seen someone talking about a subject and keeping you from getting a word in edgewise at times. :) Lol. It is sad to hear that the government can give so much money to other very idiotic campaigns but not to a very special beneficial pollinating insect. The studying of and research that accounts for roughly one-third of American food production in the USA that is dependent on honeybees should be of great importance to us. Yes this type of hornet is of most concern to our honey bee colonies and to the general public. Introduced pests and already established predators of the western honey bee such as Varroa mites, Yellow Jackets, Bald faced Hornets, Wasps, Fire Ants, Wax Moths, and even certain kinds of Birds, Mice, Lizards, Skunks, and Bears that prey on bees and make trouble within their hives. This future use of bait traps or devices of telling when this hornet appears in your beeyard is great information to us beekeepers out there. Thanks Lewis and Bob. On a side note it is interesting to hear about the Triangulation he was using. Like an earlier use of sugar water in small bee boxes our forefathers used in locating feral bee colonies in trees and caves. It reminds me of those that preceded us in finding and harvesting honeycomb at the chopping down of a tree for a sweetener in those days. Some people don't realize that's how the phrase to take a "Beeline" towards something, an object out in a field, or straight route towards a person of interest to talk about something important. Old timers called it "lining bees" I believe. I once watched a VHS cassette video from Steve and Sandy Forrest at Brushy Mountain Farm in North Carolina. It showed how two older brothers from the outbacks of Appalachian came to find and cut down an old Oak tree and take the honeycomb from out of the fallen timber and cut into logs. It was a very interesting video in my early days of beekeeping. One of many that Steve his wife made and produced at the time. I rented them from Sacramento Bee Supply in going to and from work watching them on weekends. So thanks for another shared video of yourself and a knowledgeable scientist. Sorry about the above dig Bob. It would be a bucket list dream to have a summer volunteering out with your crew or in your shop building equipment with the joking comradery you share amongst each other. I think I might fit in well being a sideline beekeeper and a union journeyman carpenter for most of my working life. Take care. GP 🐝😉
@@schulerimkereiobsflotwedel35 Yes, queens are multiple mated but if only one queen made it to the States and she created a colony here all her brood would be half brothers and sisters. When she dies, the colony could create a new queen from one of her eggs but then any one of those queens would have to mate with half brother drones from the same colony which would cause in breeding. There were 5 colonies killed in Georgia. That is why I think there must have been more than one queen that migrated to Georgia. With honey bees, the queen flies far away to avoid mating with drones from her own colony. I would think the hornet does too. Just wondering.
They won´t avoid halfbrothers espacially if there are no others. Recombination will create enough diversity to be successful. In Europe they make hundreds of queens every season per nest.@@lorazembruski2765
Hey Loraz - This is a good point and one of the reasons we're trying to get the genetics done. In Europe, where they've already done all the genetics on their populations, the hornets did manage to tolerate the inbreeding and the whole European invasion was started by just one queen whose daughters had to mate with their brothers. While that bottleneck causes inbreeding, these hornets seem to be very resilient in the face of that. Some organisms are very tolerant to sibling mating - a relevant example is Varroa mites, where the first egg hatches into the one male, and then he mates with all his sisters. They inbreed all the time but are good at "coping" with it. One of the reasons some of these pests can be so dangerous, as they can survive even with that strong genetic bottleneck. Cheers, Lewis
Couldn't they ALREADY be setting up hives somewhere else? Came.iver on a shipping container, how many 1,000s of those come through? 😮 I don't see.how they get ahead of it. Don't mean to be negative....like Jurrasic Park: "life.finds a way" 😮😮😮
HI Bob, this is a very interesting topic, and I appreciate that you share your experts with us :) Thumbs UP as always. :)
Thank you. Looking forward to seeing you in Kentucky.
@@bobbinnie9872 Same here! :)
Very interesting! Thanks!
Hi Bob, I've been following your channel for a while now. From Galicia, Spain, I want to convey to you that it is very important that you unite to try to stop or eliminate this pest. In Europe we have been fighting for many years, but unfortunately each country and each region does it on its own without results. The issue is very serious, here we reach densities of 1 vespa velutina nest every 150 or 200 meters in many inhabited areas. Until September of this year, the regional administration removed more than 20,000 nests in a region that has no more than 29,574 km². Unifying investment and relying on science is the only way to fight the pest. Here the only effective way to protect the apiaries is to use electric harps, without them, the hives would be eliminated by the Asian wasp. I wish you all the best of luck.
Great information from Lewis Bartlett. Thanks for giving an update on where we stand on the Yellow Legged Hornet front!
When Yellowjackets are seen first in spring , those are yellowjacket queens. If they are killed, means killing yellowjacket future nests. Same case for hornets or gaint hornets ; they seen May or June when the wheather is hot. When they seen first, means those are queens. If they are killed, means killing the future nests.
in the UK we have involved the general public to keep an eye out for hornets, just beekeepers is not enough, to keep watch. in EUROPE they have spread from France down to Spain and Portugal and east to the Chech border and over to the UK
Thank you for discussion. Best entomology greetings.😮😮😊😊
Thank you, Bob for donating so much to the effort!
Thanks for keeping us informed! Great interview. Let us all hope and pray that we can knock these things out.
Thanks for thes interviews, Bob.
Great information Bob. Thank you for sharing. It is very concerning and something we have to stay after to prevent big issues for all of us. Have a blessed week! - Tom
The asian or yellow legged hornet in France absolutely tries to get in the hive and hovers at the edge of the board to catch landing bees.
Little nuggets of information we gather on yours and other beekeepers videos help us all become better artists, thanks again Bob for more wonderful content!!!
Thank you Lewis and Bob for the info. Being next to Savannah, I'm always looking for good data/talks on this topic.
Thanks Bob, keeping an eye out in FL
Great information. Essential for beekeepers to study their anatomy/morphology of this hornet to differentiate from others (cicada killers for example). The USDA has some nice pictures that compare species. I wonder if there is any risk of spread from the rail system here (the Palmetto line runs from the Savannah area up through Jasper county to Charleston). Ive read the spotted lantern fly uses railways as a means to spread. Always enjoy a presentation by Dr. Bartlett. Appreciate the time you put into this.
Thank you Bob and Lewis! So glad we have you in the front lines. As an NC beekeeper, we cannot afford to lose the war.
Great video Bob!
It was a pleasure seeing you and Suzette this weekend. Sandy and I enjoyed a very relaxing trip away
Hi Ian. It was a treat for us too.
I live in Greenville tn and I've got the hornet
I would let your Dept. of Agriculture know.
Thank you for sharing this information. I appreciate your efforts to make us aware of the potential harm and the efforts being made to address it in its infancy. It is great to have someone like yourself who is willing to share your knowledge and experiences.
Thanks Al. Hope you're doing well.
Great video! Thanks Bob and Lewis for sharing this information with the beekeeping community.
Thank you Bob. Sounds quite similar to the European hornet in behavior---though more devastating to individual honey bee colonies. We are concerned in VA about this issue and truly hope that Lewis and his team are able to reign it in.
Unfortunately its way worse than the european hornet, its much more agressive and the european hornet doesnt hover in front of the hive, the hovering behaviour prevents the hive from gathering nectar and pollen wich in turn leads into a complete shut down of the brood nest.
Very informative and interesting, thanks for what you do
Putting a chimney type cage max net width 6.3mm in front of the entrance with a larger opening in front of the entrance traps the hornets when they try to fly up and away.
The asian hornets fly around in France now at 5 deg c awaiting single bees that come out. In some areas of France this year was esp bad with many beekeepers saying that they have to give up if this does not stop.
Great video with great content as always Bob. Although I’m a NC beekeeper, this is a serious issue that I’m following because if it’s not taken seriously then what is a local issue becomes a national issue.
As a thought, what discussion has been given to using drones with cameras and other detecting capabilities to locate nests?
Similar to what I was thinking, except utilizing thermal if they appear to be overwintering as a nest. They should be detectable.
Yes, I would think using thermal imaging, especially this time of year with little to no leaves on the trees, the nest would be more detectable. This technology has been used in law enforcement, locating wild game that hunters have harvested and other instances where they have been needed.
I'm not sure if they have considered that.
Budget? What budget? We are giving away money that we do not even have to other countries. I would like to see monies allocated to this problem and more, but corruption is just too rampant. Great interview Bob. The topics you choose are always very interesting.
I watched what we call Mountain Hornets here in Pennsylvania "European Hornets" pick off my foragers coming back to the hive in the same manner you described.
Same for me - I'm in Asheville NC and the last 3 summers saw (what I assumed are) European hornets picking off bees in front of my hives. Never seen more than 2 at a time, just hovering in front of a hive and 'hawking' a bee from the air one at a time. I did not think it pervasive so just shrugged if off. I'd like to see some comparison of this 'yellow legged' hornet vs. the 'asian giant' if different vs. the european hornet.
Hi. In uk the coke bottle trap is a good start. The vito pharma trap is top but fills up very quickly as its quite small. And expect ti use 2 traps per colony.
Great interview and fantastic to get the proper information out there. I live in coastal South Carolina, not too far from the first sightings. There have been some great local postings to try to inform beekeepers like us and I have found it very irritating that in the comments a lot of people will pipe in and claim that they’ve seen them nowhere near this area. Hopefully people can get better informed by great content like this.
Merry Christmas to the Bonnie family and all the folks on the team
Fist time I have heard of this and its deafening. I follow Richard Noel and know the problem these things can cause. How can we help?
Yes, what is its temperature range? Toxic meat traps surrounding the yard?
Thank you Bob and Lewis , great information! Let’s kick these hornets in the caboose!
Interesting, unfortunately, there always seems to be some invasive species entering our Country. Not much that we can do about it expect beware and be aware! Thank You for another informative video!
Thank You Bob
Glad you are on top of this Bob! You guys are going to have to keep your eyes open for this! Hopefully it doesn't get close to you and they can get rid of them early!
Excellent!
Bob,
Ask Richard Noël about the hornet traps. He has good experience.
Regards
Paul, Bristol 🇬🇧
What parallel line are they most prominent in Korea, Japan and China? Need to get the big map out.
One queen on a cargo container this year. How many next year ?
Good question.
I actually had a colony get attacked by a large amount of hornets like the one pictured at 11:40- into this video. I'm not sure which species it is exactly. My dad called me and said one of my hives was being "swarmed" his words not mine by some giant hornets. I got home and opened up the hive to see about 8 or 10 Hornets still inside. A lot of dead bees on the ground out front. After that I took a short video of inspecting what was left of the colony You can see the type of hornet at the beginning of the video.
Post a link to your video so we can get an identifucation of your hornets please.
@@mattsmith4636 th-cam.com/video/SsmZOAzRKB4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lN5d6KpqJiEBpWo8
th-cam.com/video/SsmZOAzRKB4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=yEy7Re3Z1ZoRVc_j it seems to look pretty similar @@mattsmith4636
Yes 2016 in Hampshire UK
I am the beekeeper that found the first hornet. Unfortunately they didn't find the nest that was attacking my hive. I also lost my hive so I will have to start over in the spring.
Great information but scary.
Agreed!
I hope you don't get this nightmare like we have here in Portugal, Spain and France. Here in PT and Spain many beekeepers use electric harps to kill and scare the hornets. For me worked so far. Cheers from PT
Any idea where those traps can be purchased other than Lewis's project?
I think Betterbee are considering importing and selling them. We'll be giving them away for free, hopefully, next year to beekeepers in the area
I'd like to try the traps here in Pennsylvania to deal with European hornets that pester my hives in considerable numbers and the numbers are growing each year. I patrol the hives with butterfly nets to capture and dispatch but it doesn't put a dent in the numbers. This year I was even able to find a flight path back to the nest (on neighbors property and in a very, very tall tree) and was able to capture some as they were departing and returning.@@lewisbartlett7195
Trap early, trap often and keep on trapping . . . . . . find those nests!!!!! Short Question - why didn't we have traps, testing etc readly for this event?
So many insects look alike. I could say we have yellow looking wasps here all my life.
But I’m sure genetically they are different. So don’t panic when you see one. Just report it for verification. The genetic test kits are awesome
I have seen hornets in my sothern yard. In Alabama. Don't know if it same.
Question Bob; First one, How do we get donations to UGA, or to whomever, is doing the research that Lewis spoke about to get the genetic scope completed? To GBA ? Or can the association set us a 'Go fund me' or something of the sort?
Second one, will you start carrying that trap in your store?
What happens when the next one arrives on another cargo ship ? Thanks
How can our club make a small donation?
What are their nests in, ground, trees, buildings?
Trees and buildings/structures.
Ha Bob not to many months ago Kamon did a video with Lewis there, I tryed my best to buy some traps richard noel as well talked with kamon any way the folks over there would not sell traps to us in the US. can i get some from lewis or just make my own. I have made yellow jacket traps and I am killing 100s of them I just need to know what is the bait to use to trap them if they are here. with the yellow jacket vinigar a banna and sugar and water is used the honey bee does not go for it but the yellow jacket yes. what are you going to do. thanks and have a blessed day
Hi Frances. I don't know much more than what we heard from Lewis here. Not much for me to do at this point.
Good morning Bob. I was at the store other day when the internet went out, ladies at the store did a great job taking my 600$ without register working 😂.
I'll have to thank them! Thanks.
One nest produces abt 500 queens
Very interesting speaker and informative video. I did not know you were a bee inspector in Oregon Bob. I have rarely seen someone talking about a subject and keeping you from getting a word in edgewise at times. :) Lol. It is sad to hear that the government can give so much money to other very idiotic campaigns but not to a very special beneficial pollinating insect. The studying of and research that accounts for roughly one-third of American food production in the USA that is dependent on honeybees should be of great importance to us. Yes this type of hornet is of most concern to our honey bee colonies and to the general public. Introduced pests and already established predators of the western honey bee such as Varroa mites, Yellow Jackets, Bald faced Hornets, Wasps, Fire Ants, Wax Moths, and even certain kinds of Birds, Mice, Lizards, Skunks, and Bears that prey on bees and make trouble within their hives. This future use of bait traps or devices of telling when this hornet appears in your beeyard is great information to us beekeepers out there. Thanks Lewis and Bob. On a side note it is interesting to hear about the Triangulation he was using. Like an earlier use of sugar water in small bee boxes our forefathers used in locating feral bee colonies in trees and caves. It reminds me of those that preceded us in finding and harvesting honeycomb at the chopping down of a tree for a sweetener in those days. Some people don't realize that's how the phrase to take a "Beeline" towards something, an object out in a field, or straight route towards a person of interest to talk about something important. Old timers called it "lining bees" I believe. I once watched a VHS cassette video from Steve and Sandy Forrest at Brushy Mountain Farm in North Carolina. It showed how two older brothers from the outbacks of Appalachian came to find and cut down an old Oak tree and take the honeycomb from out of the fallen timber and cut into logs. It was a very interesting video in my early days of beekeeping. One of many that Steve his wife made and produced at the time. I rented them from Sacramento Bee Supply in going to and from work watching them on weekends. So thanks for another shared video of yourself and a knowledgeable scientist. Sorry about the above dig Bob. It would be a bucket list dream to have a summer volunteering out with your crew or in your shop building equipment with the joking comradery you share amongst each other. I think I might fit in well being a sideline beekeeper and a union journeyman carpenter for most of my working life. Take care. GP 🐝😉
I need one of those shirts Lewis is sporting…UGA AND Honey Bees!
In the UK find 72 nests in 55 locations in 2023 which is not good for UK wildlife and Bee 🐝
5 nests were found close to me
How can only one queen expand colonies in the States? Her brood will create inbreeds, right? There has to be more than one colony that invaded.
They are multiple mated. Each mating will minimize inbreeding. Because of that they try to read the DNA, estimating the abilities of adaption.
@@schulerimkereiobsflotwedel35 Yes, queens are multiple mated but if only one queen made it to the States and she created a colony here all her brood would be half brothers and sisters. When she dies, the colony could create a new queen from one of her eggs but then any one of those queens would have to mate with half brother drones from the same colony which would cause in breeding. There were 5 colonies killed in Georgia. That is why I think there must have been more than one queen that migrated to Georgia. With honey bees, the queen flies far away to avoid mating with drones from her own colony. I would think the hornet does too. Just wondering.
They won´t avoid halfbrothers espacially if there are no others. Recombination will create enough diversity to be successful. In Europe they make hundreds of queens every season per nest.@@lorazembruski2765
Hey Loraz -
This is a good point and one of the reasons we're trying to get the genetics done. In Europe, where they've already done all the genetics on their populations, the hornets did manage to tolerate the inbreeding and the whole European invasion was started by just one queen whose daughters had to mate with their brothers. While that bottleneck causes inbreeding, these hornets seem to be very resilient in the face of that. Some organisms are very tolerant to sibling mating - a relevant example is Varroa mites, where the first egg hatches into the one male, and then he mates with all his sisters. They inbreed all the time but are good at "coping" with it. One of the reasons some of these pests can be so dangerous, as they can survive even with that strong genetic bottleneck.
Cheers,
Lewis
@@lewisbartlett7195 Wow! Thank you for that excellent and clear explanation!
Good Morning Bob !
Good morning sir!
A nice hornet nest eats about 11kg of insects.
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Thank you.
Bob you hit the peak
Looks like you're running out of content
It’s over. Those hornets going to infest the US.
With hundreds of thousands of grant dollars at stake, the hornets are a money maker!
Couldn't they ALREADY be setting up hives somewhere else? Came.iver on a shipping container, how many 1,000s of those come through? 😮 I don't see.how they get ahead of it. Don't mean to be negative....like Jurrasic Park: "life.finds a way" 😮😮😮