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How does the Asian Hornet hunt? Bee predation e...
Picture the scene. A late August afternoon, in front of a well-established beehive. The forager bees return one after another, laden with pollen and nectar. Suddenly, a large black insect...
How does the Asian Hornet hunt? Bee predation e...
Picture the scene. A late August afternoon, in front of a well-established beehive. The forager bees return one after another, laden with pollen and nectar. Suddenly, a large black insect...
Asian hornet sting: what to expect and what to ...
You've probably heard it before: "an Asian hornet sting is dangerous", "you need to rush to the emergency room", "it's more toxic than a bee sting". Between rumors, alarming videos...
Asian hornet sting: what to expect and what to ...
You've probably heard it before: "an Asian hornet sting is dangerous", "you need to rush to the emergency room", "it's more toxic than a bee sting". Between rumors, alarming videos...
78 km per year: the expansion rate of Asian hor...
2004. Lot-et-Garonne. In a shipment of pottery imported from China, a few founder females of Vespa velutina discreetly landed on French soil. No one noticed them. Twenty years later, they...
78 km per year: the expansion rate of Asian hor...
2004. Lot-et-Garonne. In a shipment of pottery imported from China, a few founder females of Vespa velutina discreetly landed on French soil. No one noticed them. Twenty years later, they...
Insect hotels: useful or greenwashing?
You've undoubtedly seen it. In garden centers, on gardening websites, in home decor magazines: the insect hotel has become an essential item for eco-friendly gardens. Large compartmentalized wooden structures, with...
Insect hotels: useful or greenwashing?
You've undoubtedly seen it. In garden centers, on gardening websites, in home decor magazines: the insect hotel has become an essential item for eco-friendly gardens. Large compartmentalized wooden structures, with...
Protect your vegetable garden from pests withou...
June is the month when everything grows in the vegetable garden. Tomatoes climb, zucchini spread, strawberries ripen... and pests arrive in force. Aphids on roses, slugs on young plants, flea...
Protect your vegetable garden from pests withou...
June is the month when everything grows in the vegetable garden. Tomatoes climb, zucchini spread, strawberries ripen... and pests arrive in force. Aphids on roses, slugs on young plants, flea...
Spotting an Asian hornet nest: the tell-tale signs
July is the pivotal month in the Asian hornet cycle. The queen that survived the winter and started her nest in April now has dozens of workers at her service....
Spotting an Asian hornet nest: the tell-tale signs
July is the pivotal month in the Asian hornet cycle. The queen that survived the winter and started her nest in April now has dozens of workers at her service....