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The ‘Spring Queening’ project has been launched, with the first queen Asian hornet of the year caught in a trap in the Vale.
A second was then caught on Les Arguilliers Lane by someone looking after one of the island’s many hornet traps.
“It is very rewarding when our volunteers catch a hornet especially as many of them have been loyal volunteers checking their traps every spring for the past six years,” said Francis Russell, the island’s Asian Hornet Strategy Coordinator.
“Queen hornets are strong flyers and can turn up anywhere across the island which is why we work hard to make sure we get complete coverage when setting our traps.
“It was a busy weekend with Sark also reporting that they captured their sixth queen of the year on Sunday. They are following the same system as us but increased the number of volunteers this year to monitor 66 traps, spaced every 500m.
“Although the traps are effective, we cannot emphasise enough the important role played by members of the public in reporting potential Asian hornet sightings and looking out for small nests made by the queens in a few weeks’ time. Our aim is to ensure that we can keep the populations of Asian hornet as low as possible, to protect public health and the island’s biodiversity.”
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