Hornets: Pest Control
Commons · Question 68892 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any dedicated Asian hornet rapid response teams have been (a) disbanded and (b) downsized since 2023.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 23 Jul 2025
The response to Yellow-Legged Hornet (YLH) also known as Asian hornet is carried out by the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s (APHA) National Bee Unit (NBU). The NBU do this as part of the overall programme of work that they deliver for Defra from the fund...