France vs the Asian hornet

[greengumbo]

http://www.smartdrone.com/a-company-...ic-powder.html

Sorry Jimbo.....i'm out.

[Adam]

Using drones to send in insecticide appeals to me...
Does anyone khow how far north the asian hornet has travelled in France. Is it at Calais yet waiting to hitch a ride on a juggernautt?

[gavin]

Peut-etre.

Certainly around l'Havre and Cherbourg. Wont be long now ....

[busybeephilip]

going by the dates on that map the south of england may well be light green now !

[Jon]

How far north are they likely to colonise?

[Pete L]

How far north are they likely to colonise?

With any luck, no further north than Bournemouth.

[Jon]

Wishful thinking.
We should start taking bets on whether Asian Hornet or Small Hive Beetle will get here first.

[gavin]

I asked Mike the climate question and he said that going by their natural range the UK would suit them (Asian hornets) just fine. He may not have spotted my Scottish accent though - *that* was wishful thinking!

[prakel]

Wishful thinking.

Yeah, that.

[gavin]

Was just watching Wild China there. There is another way of dealing with Asian hornets (well, they could be, look like them). Watch how these guys turn the tables on them .....

About 41 min 40 secs onwards.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...na-2-shangrila.

Ah, no longer available now. OK, these guys had what looked like Asian hornets taking nectar from banana flowers. Using a grsshopper on a stick as bait they lowered down a feeding hornet and slipped a thread loop with feather attached over its abdomen. Once the nest was traced, smoke was used to disperse adults so that they could tuck in to the snack of grubs.