Invasive Asian hornet nest located in County Cork using radio transmitters
Conservation rangers in Ireland have located an invasive Asian hornet nest in County Cork by attaching miniature radio transmitters to live insects.
FTMQ News, written by our newsroom
RTE reported that conservation rangers from the National Parks and Wildlife Service have located an invasive Asian hornet nest near Ringaskiddy in County Cork. Christopher O'Sullivan, who is the Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, confirmed that the rangers tracked the invasive insects to the nest. The discovery was made after an intensive search operation was conducted in the area. [1]
According to RTE, the search operation involved using miniature radio transmitters attached directly to live hornets. The search team managed to attach a tiny transmitter to the back of a live hornet during the tracking effort. A breakthrough in the operation occurred just hours after the team attached the device. [1]
RTE reported that conservation rangers used the transmitter to successfully track the hornets back to their nest. This tracking effort enabled the National Parks and Wildlife Service team to locate the invasive hornet nest near Ringaskiddy in County Cork. [1]
Wikipedia describes the Asian hornet, also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, as a species indigenous to Southeast Asia. The insect is listed as a species of concern because it is invasive in other countries, including most of Europe. [2]
In short
- An invasive Asian hornet nest was located near Ringaskiddy in County Cork.
- Search teams attached miniature radio transmitters to live hornets to track them.
- Conservation rangers from the National Parks and Wildlife Service located the nest.
- The Asian hornet is indigenous to Southeast Asia and is considered an invasive species in Europe.
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- [1]Invasive Asian hornet nest located in CorkRTE, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Asian hornet on Wikipedia
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