Karol

Depends on what you mean by the end of the season. Nest maturation is governed by a host of variables that only vespines (sic. velutina)...

Once the sexual progeny have left the nest the queen will stop producing brood so the need to hunt for protein vanishes. Similary, if a...

Time to KISS things I think. FC isn't warranted in the UK at present because velutina is not established in the UK. IF and when the...

Anyone think this pythonesque?

Why do you think Fian that honey buzzards are such a rare breed in the UK? Do you think it might possibly be because we have a different...

We don't try to laugh at you.

Ahhh! So not bee-eaters but rather honey buzzards! How's that going for you in Spain? Perhaps you should google "honey buzzard +...

So you're using bee-eaters against hornets in Spain? How's that working for you? I always thought that the European bee-eater was...

And your panacea is what precisely?

And still these countries refuse to entertain effective eradication measures. Why? Because of vested commercial interests.

and you are the worst culprit for spreading this

the difference being - that was after velutina was well established as everyone (beekeepers and government agencies alike) ignored the...

Monitoring and reporting to the NBU IS the national plan. Stop trolling.

The problem will always be 'imports' so action will always be required. The question is what action? The answer is not indiscriminate...

Wherever you live, trapping is the wrong answer...