{"id":95908,"date":"2018-09-21T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=24a26b1aced1bcb96e4c91d0b6e6207c"},"modified":"2018-09-21T15:50:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T15:50:00","slug":"press-release-asian-hornet-second-fowey-nest-destroyed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=95908","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Asian hornet: Second Fowey nest destroyed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The National Bee Unit has located and destroyed a second Asian hornet nest in Fowey, Cornwall.<\/p>\n<p>The Asian hornet is smaller than our native hornet and poses no greater risk to human health than a bee. However, they do pose a risk to honey bees.<\/p>\n<p>Investigation work by the National Bee Unit has continued in the area since the discovery of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/asian-hornet-identified-in-cornwall\">a nest in the town earlier this month<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/asian-hornet-fowey-nest-destroyed-as-two-new-sightings-confirmed-in-liskeard-and-hull\">That nest was promptly destroyed and removed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Work is now on-going to ensure no further nests are present. Local beekeepers in the surrounding area are supporting this effort, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/asian-hornet-fowey-nest-destroyed-as-two-new-sightings-confirmed-in-liskeard-and-hull\">in Liskeard where a single sighting of an Asian hornet occurred<\/a>. Members of the public are also encouraged to report any further sightings of Asian hornets.<\/p>\n<p>Nicola Spence, Defra Deputy Director for Plant and Bee Health, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>While the Asian hornet poses no greater risk to human health than a bee, we recognise the damage they can cause to honey bee colonies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">I am pleased our well-established protocol to contain them is working so effectively in Fowey.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Intensive surveillance by inspectors from the National Bee Unit has taken place around Hull, East Yorkshire, after the finding of a dead Asian hornet in a house. No further Asian hornets have been seen in the area. There is no evidence to suggest the sighting in Hull is linked to the sightings in Cornwall.<\/p>\n<p>Nicola Spence added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It is reassuring that we have seen no further hornets in Hull however the discovery of a second nest in Fowey emphasises the need for continued vigilance.<\/p>\n<p>During September the number of hornets in a nest can reach a peak and this will increase the chances of members of the public seeing this insect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">I want to encourage people to look out for any Asian hornets and if you think you\u2019ve spotted one, please report your sighting through the Asian hornet app or online.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you suspect you have seen an Asian hornet you can report this using the iPhone and Android app \u2018Asian Hornet Watch\u2019 or by emailing <a href=\"mailto:alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk\">alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk<\/a>. <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nonnativespecies.org\/alerts\/index.cfm?id=4\">Identification guides and more information are available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A second nest in Fowey, Cornwall, has been destroyed and the public are asked to remain vigilant for Asian hornets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95908"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95908\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}