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document.write('Update on Small hive beetle in Italy');
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document.write('Fri, 13 Sep 2019 23:47:18 GMT');
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document.write('Following the new case of Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) confirmed in June in the province of Syracuse in Sicily the European Commission
published safeguard measures on Tuesday 10th September. Further details of the surveillance in Italy can be found on the
Italian National Reference Laboratory website.
UK authorities remain active in preparing and monitoring for the
Small hive beetle and this summer a contingency training exercise was run by the National Bee Unit (NBU) in Wales with the Welsh Government to train Inspectors on plans and protocols.');
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document.write('Asian Hornet nest destroyed near Tamworth, Staffordshire and a new sighting south west of Ashford, Kent.');
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document.write('Mon, 09 Sep 2019 23:47:18 GMT');
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document.write('The National Bee Unit destroyed an Asian hornet nest near Tamworth, Staffordshire on Friday 6th September. A further sighting was reported in a new location by a member of the public of an Asian Hornet south west of Ashford, Kent, this single hornet has been captured. Surveillance continues in both areas.
This week is the British Beekeepers Association’s
Asian Hornet Week and we encourage Beekeepers and members of the public to watch for Asian hornets in their apiaries, on fallen fruit and on flowering plants such as ivy.
A summary of all Asian hornet sightings in the UK during 2019 can be found
here, along with how to report sightings.');
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document.write('Asian Hornet confirmed near Tamworth, Staffordshire');
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document.write('Mon, 02 Sep 2019 23:47:18 GMT');
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document.write('The National Bee Unit has confirmed a sighting of an Asian hornet near Tamworth, Staffordshire, after it was reported by a member of the public.
We continue to ask beekeepers and the general public to remain vigilant and report suspect sightings using the
iPhone and
Android app ‘Asian Hornet Watch’, by filling out an
online report form or by emailing
alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk .
Further information can be found
here.');
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document.write('Beebase Registrations');
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document.write('Mon, 19 Aug 2019 23:47:18 GMT');
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document.write('Due to an IT problem there may be a delay in processing some Beebase registrations. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. This issue is now resolved.');
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document.write('Reported Turkish bee has been identified as a UK native leafcutter bee');
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document.write('Mon, 05 Aug 2019 23:47:18 GMT');
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document.write('DNA barcoding analysis of a suspect sample of Osmia spp. from Turkey has confirmed it to be a native UK species of leafcutter bee, Megachile centuncularis.
The UK has a diverse variety of native bees and we encourage members of the public to seek identification of bee species through the many groups and societies with a particular interest in entomology such as; The ‘BWARS’ (Bees Wasps and Ants Recording Society) Facebook page, https://www.royensoc.co.uk/identifying-insects or https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identify-nature.html. Sightings may be recorded with the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; https://www.brc.ac.uk/irecord/enter-casual-record.
We encourage the reporting of non-native species identified by interest groups or members of the public. Guidance on where to report this information can be found on the GB Non-native Species Secretariat (GB NNSS) website (www.nonnativespecies.org/recording). The Government will then take action in accordance with the GB Invasive Non-native Species Strategy to minimise the risks they pose to our flora and fauna. We encourage everyone who travels abroad to check luggage especially if it has been kept outside during their trip. If you do spot a stowaway upon your return to the UK you should report it with the dates and places you went on holiday, and ideally a photo of the insect via the GB NNSS website.');
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