Ufo

[brian hegarty]

I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right section, but here's my story:

Last summer I was working in a forestry. Myself and the fella with me stopped for lunch. Then we heard this sound in the distance of an big insect flying..

About 30 metres away we saw it-

It was a huge insect coming straight at us. It was black and yellow in colour, had at least 4 wings, and was at minimum the size of a small bird.. We panicked and ran for our lives.

 

We have no idea what it was and asked around but no one had seen/heard of these. We spoke to a farmer on the boundary of the forestry who had never seen them, but he had had a few calves the year previous to just drop dead for no reason in a field boardering the forestry..

 

Has anyone any idea what it might have been?

 

 

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[Dryar123]

Asian Hornet possibly. A non indegenous species that is heading our way. Not at all Bee friendly as they hang around outside hives attacking the occupants.

That's my go.

[H-A]

 

They are big, a guy was killed in France by these.

 

H-A

[brian hegarty]

Googled them and that could well be him, but we THINK that our fella was bigger. He looked more bulky- we saw him from about 30 metres away..

 

Any idea how i would go about trying to trap one of these?

 

 

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[Gus McWilliam]

Hmm. Not looking forward to those one bit! Im gonna need a bigger tennis racket

[farmer rod]

Hornets do seem a lot bigger when flying than when dead, and quite intimidating when they head your way. From experience they can be coaxed out of their nests at night if you shine a bright light at them.

[brian hegarty]

Where would they be likely to nest?

 

 

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[farmer rod]

We have a couple of nests that I know the location of ( ordinary uk hornets) one behind some hanging tiles on the old farmhouse and one in the fork of a oak tree that I havent been brave enough to get really close to.

 

I know that wasps do not use the same nest each year but I get the feeling hornets may do. Anyone confirm/otherwise

[David Humphries]

Any idea how i would go about trying to trap one of these?

 

Try contact Vita, they were developing a pheramone trap for Asian Hornets

 

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[SteveA]

Hornets, yargh!! You made me shiver. HATE THEM.... Delete this thread!!