Picture shows graduated engineer Harald Brugger from the Vienna-based Umweltberatung consulting agency, undated. He warned that anyone getting too close to a nest of the invasive species was at high risk of getting stung "several times." (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Dr. Christoph Otten who heads the Centre for Bees and Beekeeping in Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, undated. An invasive insect species which spreads across Europe to eat and kill bees benefits from this winter's remarkably high temperatures, an expert has warned. (NewsX/Bee)
Asian Hornet ‘Benefits From Mild Weather’
Illustrative image of Asian Hornet Vespa velutina. (NewsX/Bee)
German Beekeepers ‘Helpless’ As Asian Hornet’s Killing Spree Continues
Picture shows Ioan Fetea, undated. He heads the Romanian Association of Beekeepers. (NewsX/Bee)
Romanian Beekeepers Feel Being Let Down By The Government
Picture shows the bee researchers Thomas Schmickl, Dalial Freitak (from left), Robert Brodschneider (right) and Rector Peter Riedler, undated. As part of the fundraising initiative, 'bee-fluencer' support agreements costing between 50 and 1,500 Euros (GBP 44 to 1,306) are on offer at www.bienenforschungspark.at. (Uni Graz, Eklaude, NewsX/BF)
Fundraising Initiative For New Bee Research Centre
Picture shows fire near Bejis, Castellon in Spain, August, 2022.
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