Asian hornet’s unique buzz may hold secret to containing invasive species | Invasive species

Asia Hornets is the key to controlling the spread of invading species in the UK, a unique frequency that could be the key to controlling their spread.

Researchers have said that this is a “great news, because the nests of the donkeys can now be found faster than that of other species and can be distinguished, that is, threats for bees and other polls.

Vespa Velutina Eat scattered and eaten bees and developed in France, which caused concern because of the number of insects killed here. They sit outside the honey bees and catch the bees as they enter and go out, and chop smaller insects and feed their thorax to their young people. Only one Asian donkey can be hunted and can eat 30 to 50 honey bees a day.

In recent years, the number has increased in the United Kingdom. There were 57 landscapes in 2023, merged for more than twice the seven years, and 2024 broke this record with 71 approved landscapes.

This year, this number has already been exceeded; . National bee unit In 2025, he has reported 73 Asia Hornet views and 28 nests – more than twice the 28 registered landscapes in the same period last year. They were the first in the UK for the first time in 2023-24, which means that they could be good in the country.

Scientists, beekeepers and the government forcibly struggled to keep the number of donkeys low by conducting a national donkey -cut campaign in order to define and destroy their nests. However, it continues to increase the number and puts domestic polls at risk.

Now, scientists at the University of Southampton made a breakthrough from their nests that set up the frequency and volume of sound. This means that the detection and removal of creatures can become faster and easier.

The fundamental frequency of the Asian donkey nests determined the sound height in the 51 decibel region, which can be compared with a 125 hertz and a normal speech.

The new research means that the sound can be used to separate them from other donkeys and nests and hives of bees. This will be useful especially in September and October, especially when the Nests summit.

Sophie Gray, a graduate of acoustic engineering, said: ık Before the collapse, we observed and measured the two Asian Hornet nests and the European Hornet slots in Jersey.

“To determine whether we can distinguish the frequency, we also recorded European donkeys and honey bees. The basic frequency of European Hornet is about 110 hertz and honey bees approximately 210 hertz. It was great news to discover that the frequency was unique for all types, so it could be distinguished.”

Species first came to Europe where Hornets was identified in France in 2004, and it is thought that they accidentally moved from Asia. Since then they have spread rapidly to Western Europe.