- Joined
- Jul 28, 2009
- Messages
- 505
- Reaction score
- 9
- Location
- Athlone. Co. Westmeath. Ireland
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4 Hives, 4 Nucs.
Just read a few French articles saying that inbreeding due to limited genetic diversity has caused the Asian hornet to decline in France. In a nutshell too many males and not enough workers.
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffrance3-regions.francetvinfo.fr%2Fbourgogne%2Fle-declin-du-frelon-asiatique-en-europe-est-proche-predisent-des-chercheurs-833115.html
Plenty of links in French, let google translate do the hard work.
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffrance3-regions.francetvinfo.fr%2Fbourgogne%2Fle-declin-du-frelon-asiatique-en-europe-est-proche-predisent-des-chercheurs-833115.html
Plenty of links in French, let google translate do the hard work.
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