In Limburg, a pilot with a transmitter proved successful. The transmitter was attached to a hornet, which led the researchers to the nest.
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The use of the wick pot method also appears to be effective. A hornet that comes to a jar with attractant is marked with a marker. Two hours later, with a time measurement and direction determination, a nest was found about 365 meters away.
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The province of Noord-Brabant has joined the investigation into new investigative methods. These methods are intended to prevent the further spread of the wasp in the Netherlands. The Asian hornet is on the rise in our country.
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A nest can produce up to 150 new queens in the autumn, which can start new nests themselves the following year. It is therefore necessary to find and destroy the nest with queen and all.
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Wasp fighters call on people to report it immediately if they see a (new) wasp nest, so that the nest can be cleaned up without poison. For example, the nests are frozen to kill any hornets, pupae and larvae present. Flying hornets are vacuumed up with a battery vacuum cleaner.
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