Asian Hornet Watch 4+

Name: Asian Hornet Watch
Rating: 3.3 (15 reviews)
Author: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Designed for iPad

- 3.3 • 15 Ratings

- Free

Description

Hornet Watch is an app designed to help the early detection of Asian Hornet in the UK following the first confirmed record in September 2016. Asian Hornet is a non-native species within the UK and could have a serious impact on our native insects and honeybees so early detection is important. There are a number of native insects in the UK that look very similar, and are common and widespread. Records of these species are equally welcome to help map their distribution and Hornet Watch provides an identification guide to help determine which species you have seen. Please do include a photograph with your record if possible to help us confirm the identity of the species.

21 Oct 2024

Version 2.2.3

Added maintenance message.

3.3 out of 5

15 Ratings

Link to fact sheet still broken

The link is to the government’s DEFRA site - failure to fix this does not give one a great deal of confidence in the determination of DEFRA to deal with this looming environmental and food security crisis.

Change of names

As the “powers to be” have now decided to change the name of the Asian Hornet to Yellow Legged Hornet , can you consider updating the name on the app.
Also as there are other hornets from Asia on the way you might consider adding these to the reference species the ID guide.
Can you add the European wasp to the ID chart, as there are people reporting these as suspect.

Thanks

ASIAN HORNETS

We have them in our garden and when we’re in the pool it’s like they are incredible territorial and are flying at us what do we do? We have very small children (Bournemouth Dorset uk)

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