Last year, an Asian giant hornet’s nest was found in Budapest. Then, Hungarian experts searched for him for two months. In Slovakia, the search lasted only three days. Specialists tracked the insects’ flight path by using markers stuck to previously caught hornets. They also used drones – reports the RMF FM website.
The nest found at an altitude of 20 meters was approximately 80 cm in size, and there could have been approximately 2,000 people there. insects, including 500 queens. Each individual can lay up to 15,000 after spring mating. eggs.
Ethnologist from Comenius University in Bratislava, Peter Fedor, quoted by Noviny.sk, said that now is the optimal moment for their disposal, because the insects are not yet adults. Fedor emphasized that there are no plans to eliminate the population of this species. – We will get used to the presence of this hornet here and we will only improve methods that will allow us to mitigate the effects – he noted.
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The disposal was carried out at night because that is when the individuals arrive at the nest. It was necessary to use ladders and telescopic poles due to the height at which the nest was located. A substance to eliminate hornets in the nest was applied to the nest using special tubes. The process was successful, reports RMF FM.
The Asian moth was first observed 20 years ago in France, where the species quickly began to spread. Its presence has also already been detected, among others, in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy and Western Germany.
For a person allergic to the venom, a single bite may be fatal. However, healthy people are also at risk after being bitten several times, they can die from the effects of a neurotoxin called mandarotoxin (MTDX) — podaje RMF FM.
Asian hornets’ stingers are so sharp that they can pierce fabric, so you should never approach them. Insects become most aggressive in late summer and early fall.
