I am from Malta, Europe - a small island in the Mediterranean. We are having huge problems with giant hornets attacking beehives and the bees themselves. Some beehives had suffered more than 50% loss. You need to stay on the watch for these giant hornets, they are lethal and destroy the bees.
japanese bee keepers know how to construct bee hives properly, and also japanese bees know how to defend themselves from giants hornets, while european bees do not know
Unlike a japanese bees which can take on a few hornets if the beekeeper misses them, European bees are done the second one manages to scent mark the hive.
piece of advise, use mesh fencing narrow enough to block hornets and large enough to let bees pass through, place it in a way bees have to pass it through, they'll be a lil bit confused at first but will quickly figure a way through, this way hornets will less likely catch bees, as they tend to hunt bees whom just landed or about to take off, at the entrance.
Thank you for the English subtitles. I am very interested in beekeeping and your channel is a real blessing to those of us who cannot actually keep a hive.
@@datadoesdorian LOL, i read an article recently that scientists are getting huffy that people call them "Murder Hornets" it said the name "Evokes fear, and xenophobia" 🤣🤣The name they want people call them now is the Northern giant hornet. 😆😆
The sting of a giant hornet is described as "burning hot needle being shoved into your flesh" --- I could never be that calm about these little demons!
I'm a bee keeper from central Canada. We don't have issues like the hornets and never had to deal with wax moths. We have mice, skunks and raccoons. It's interesting watching your bee keeping methods and challenges.
Wax moths are a harbringer of a dying hive. The moment you start seeing their caterpillars the hive is likely doomed. For western beekeepers we usual consolidate the hive down to a size where the bees can defend it. This is an advantage for a langstroth hive versus a pile hive as framed systems have a better chance of spotting them early. I chuckled at the end as Mayu has shown herself to be brave and bold with bees (including foreign stingless bees) and vicious giant hornets, but wax moths made her jump! :) I often feed comb with wax moths to my chickens as they enjoy them. I was impressed to see how well the trap boards work for giant hornets.
@@salvatorelivreri Good question. They are not, and colony collapse is a apis mellfera problem. Not a apis cerena japonica one. Varroa mites are one of the key causes of hive collapse.
@@salvatorelivreri, Geralmente colônias em decadência, rainha com decrescente postura, em queda do número de abelhas que não conseguem manter a limpeza dos favos permite a proliferação das larvas de traça que com seu odor fétido faz expulsar o restante das abelhas... Uma possível causa também é o uso de caixilhos infectados com ovos desta mariposa...o ideal seria desinfetar com vapor de água fervente antes da reutilização...acontece de favos reutilizados estarem contaminados com ovos e larvas mas nesse método parece que não se utiliza essa técnica...
It seems that the colony was already doing poorly before the hornets came. The amount of waxmoths and the comb being allowed to get fargile enough to fall were bad signs to begin with. Maybe the old queen had died?
Such an interesting look into the world of beekeeping. Plenty of challenges (giant hornet attacks, collapsing combs, wax moth cocoons, etc.). Things I never knew.
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I am TERRIFIED of bees and hornets and other stingy crap, so this is a job or hobby I would NEVER EVER do. But this is strangely calming to watch for some reason, despite my crippling fear of these bugs.
They usually won't bother you if you don't give them a reason to. Things that set them off: Vibrations (they don't have ears/can't hear, so vibrations tend to set them off), kicking the food they were foraging on, swatting at them or approaching their hive. I lived in Japan for a year, saw one live giant hornet the entire time I lived there, the others I saw were dead. The live one was foraging off of some fruit and no one was messing with it. Now, that's not to say I would casually hang around with giant hornets or anything, but, after watching videos about hornets, I have a greater respect for them, they're actually really good at getting rid of pests that humans don't like. I've been stung by yellow jackets, several times, but I've never been swarmed and attacked by dozens of them. I still flinch when I see ciacada killers where I live. Mostly because of their size relative to all of the other insects in my area.
No, that is two very different categories. A honeybee is tame unless it's an african bee and those are not the one used by api-cultors. The hornets are giant wasps and deadly to humans, that is very different.
Likely the moths moved in after the bees swarmed and left. The heat and damage from the moths caused collapse of the comb and that attracted the hornets, and in turn the keeper.
As a Beekeeper in the US. Yeah, the wax moths got the hive and made them abscond. They do keep the cells in check so it's only weak hives or keepers who don't freeze flash their frames, that it gets this bad of an infestation. They really dig into the wood during the cocoon phase so they really are a keeper's worst nightmare.
@PederHalvorsen meaning take the bee-less frames of comb and put them in the freezer for a few days. It kills all the larvae and eggs and adults that are in/on the wax. You do this method with sushi as well in killing parasitic organisms (except the temp is lower)
11:43 she made me laugh, she is not scared at all of very painful and danferous Giant Hornets, but show her a few maggots and she screams 😂 Love your videos ❤
Yeah, it's fear motivated by disgust. I'm not bothered by even stinging insects, like wasps. Cockroaches, though, especially because of their size, primitive anatomy (all those big, disgusting hairs on their legs) and their speed, make me squirm.
I would guess she reacted that way because the wax moth or quite disgusting, its more like yuuu... groose ! Not that I speak Japanese ,but i think many becepers think the wax moth is disgusting. They destroy the wax also.
@@jamiehughes5573 a rather odd diet isn't it? Though I suppose the type of plastic might matter... I've seen numbers of animals take plastic bags and plastic bag pieces but I'm not sure what they do with them. I don't think they eat them though but who knows. I live far out in the woods btw...
The only problem with bug-sticky paper is if left outside unattended, as birds and squirrels can and do also stick and die. But I am glad to see you guys are attentive to this work and no such other animals are caught and those horrifying hornets are done away with.
I was there for a year, saw three total giant hornets and two of them were dead. The final one was just foraging on a piece of fruit that fell off a tree near the entrance of our dorm.
Yeah, but how many times do you see that in the animal kingdom? Apparently there's no "it's a trap!" pheromone. Carnivorous plants ( Venus flytrap for example) has taken advantage of this lack of intel.
Why wouldn't the bee's kill the wax moth when it first arrives? Also you handled those hornets with very little protection. I'm amazed they didn't sting you.
A selective head-shaped trap for the hornets that can behead them when attacking a hive should be invented. Although we are pretty close to drones that size that can take them out
You appear to have a great understanding of bee behavior. You remain perfectly calm with all manner of species buzzing all around your face. That is amazing to me. How often do you get stung?
Is the hive shape a thing specific to protecting them from hornets? In the US our hives are much wider and shorter per box so they don't easily collapse like this one.
European beekeeper here: Giant hornets are docile compared to european types. We are seeing newer invasive Asian hornets, (about the same size as European types), identifyable by yellow legs and an orange band. Giant hornets sting can penetrate 1/4" or 6mm of clothing. European, about 4mm Honeybees and yellow jackets (wasps) about 2mm. Wax moth is a misnomer, as the moth eats the silk that houses the growing honeybee larvae (natural fibres like silk and wool are nutritious!).
Very good, in Europe we're getting more awareness programs to recognize thr hornet and to kill them once recognized. Please support all to save the bees!
I lived in Washington State near Seattle and our honey bees pollinate our apple crops. There was an invasion of giant Asian hornets and four nests were found after several bee hives were destroyed.
@@idontno0I believe they were Asian giant hornets. I do know they captured some in a live trap tagged them with radio transmitter ( yeah it sounds hard to believe) followed them back to the nest. Destroyed them.
Every Japanese beekeeper has already made videos about this method and RUclips continues to add them to me as recommendations. I don't even like honey.
I have to say I detest glue traps, but I’ve only seen them used to capture mice, and it makes my heart hurt when I see a mouse stuck to a glue trap. However, for catching those horrible giant hornets? OK, pass me the glue traps! I’m totally on board!
So if I have the facts right, Wax moths invaded or snuck into the hive and laid eggs, the wax larvae ate away at the hive infrastructure and hid in their holes for protection from the bees, eventually the hive couldn't hold and fell apart to the lower levels, the smell of honey rotting on the lower levels attracted Japanese hornets, the hornets didnt have to fight for the honey and instead could easily lap it up by poking their heads into the small opening. tldr find a way to keep out wax moths
Keeping native Japanese honey bees is done typically by hobbyists. It's possible to make some money though, because the honey of Japanese honey bees is usually 3 times more than the honey from Western bees.
I would recommend tacking the trap to the side of the wooden structure of the bee hive . The adhesive will stay sticky longer. The air in an environment like that is saturated with pollen and microscopic bio mass. Keeping the adhesive vertical will catch many more hornets over a time.
To all the nincompoops worried about the hornets: Japanese bees are capable of defending themselves against these monsters. Dozens of bees cling to a hornet at once and generate heat that eventually kills it. This process is taking hours and puts stress on the bees too, which shortens their lifespan. The glue yields the same result without involving the bees…
11:45 I am amused that the fearless lady who is completely unfazed by the giant murder hornets that strikes terror into my hearth still react squeamish to the larva when she pulls of the top (or bottom?). Still a lady at heart! Maybe consider getting some chickens? They would love having a go at pecking out the larva, would be quite the treat for them and make your job easier as you can just leave the boards with them for a bit. Maybe some neighbors have chickens? Or ducks or other fowl.
They discovered some of these hornets in Washington State. They managed to capture them in a trap, tag them with a radio transmitter. Released the hornets, followed them to their nests and destroyed the nests.
i am a urban beekeeper in Calgary, Ab, Canada. The big bugs are the yellowjacket and the baldfaced wasps. If i saw those bird sized japanese hornets i would be running the other way.
I'm not a beekeeper but I couldn't help but watch to the end, great vid, thanks! those hornets are tenacious. I thought the bee hives are hornet proof but then I learned the hornets can chomp through the wood if given the chance. the mouse sticky pads are a genius defense. then I thought the hornets were bad enough, but then there are also wax moth larvae, oh no! the drama! 😯 good thing the expert and caring beekeeper is on the case, all will be well 😎
the worms crawling on the comb at 8:55 look a lot like Wax moth larva. Might also want to be careful of those, they are very destructive of bee hives and destroy comb integrity. Great video!
A glass jar with a relatively large mouth is sufficient to catch these wasps. They are so heavy that they cannot fly upwards. Once they are in they are stuck since they cannot climb up the smooth glass surface. If they are attracted to some over ripe fruit ( grapes, figs etc. ) in a couple of inches of water at the bottom, it is a fatal trap for them. Watching them clamber on top of each other to stay out of the water is as satisfying as watching them stuck on this glue plate. ;)
how far away would the giant hornet nest be? i ask because i wonder how far the pheromones travel and how long it takes for the first hornets to arrive back at the bee hive.
Could you use old comb and honey for bait for hornet traps? Make a dummy hive with easier access that is a bunch of wax traps on maybe the inside walls?
Konnichiwa @Japanese natural beekeeping ! I have no idea if you already have accomplished that on your channel, but i think it would be a great ideas to make a future video about those wax moths you encountered there. How to deal with them ? How to prevent them from coming ? Is there any Natural add to the beehives'wood that won't bother bees, but repels some invasive species ? that will not let Moths establish into it ? Keep up the good work ;) Gambarimasu ! Matane ! ^^
I love how she’s perfectly calm around the giant death hornets but when she sees the lizard and the moth larvae she’s freaked out 😂
GODZILLA 🐲 AND MOTHRA! DUUH!🙄
maybe because the hornets dont look as disgusting as larvae growing in shit
Moths yes but the lizard she merely points it out as it scurries off
@@rhuttrho88 Now that was funny! I'd give you 2 thumbs up if I could :)
Fucking jappos love to destroy nature, right now their fleets hunt whales in antarctic waters without control
I am from Malta, Europe - a small island in the Mediterranean. We are having huge problems with giant hornets attacking beehives and the bees themselves. Some beehives had suffered more than 50% loss. You need to stay on the watch for these giant hornets, they are lethal and destroy the bees.
japanese bee keepers know how to construct bee hives properly, and also japanese bees know how to defend themselves from giants hornets, while european bees do not know
Try to make the hives entrance much much narrower/smaller that only honey bees can enter. That would significantly help.
Unlike a japanese bees which can take on a few hornets if the beekeeper misses them, European bees are done the second one manages to scent mark the hive.
piece of advise, use mesh fencing narrow enough to block hornets and large enough to let bees pass through, place it in a way bees have to pass it through, they'll be a lil bit confused at first but will quickly figure a way through, this way hornets will less likely catch bees, as they tend to hunt bees whom just landed or about to take off, at the entrance.
@@isanvicente1974 european bees do know how to defend themselves, agains't european hornet, not monstruous asian ones
Thank you for the English subtitles. I am very interested in beekeeping and your channel is a real blessing to those of us who cannot actually keep a hive.
The fact that she's just chilling by a bunch of murder hornets
@@datadoesdorian LOL, i read an article recently that scientists are getting huffy that people call them "Murder Hornets" it said the name "Evokes fear, and xenophobia" 🤣🤣The name they want people call them now is the Northern giant hornet. 😆😆
I've seen one of these Jap hornets in southern England. It was huge ! Reported it to local authorities....such a snitch.
@@uhtred7860 k 🤓
@@uhtred7860 Xenophobia ? LOL they just like to throw words like that around. F them
How these bee keepers are so calm next to those missile insects is amazing.
They don't really bother humans
@@jaypence332 the Asian hornets or just bees don’t bother people?
@@teddywhite2483 both.
I’d run for cover!
The sting of a giant hornet is described as "burning hot needle being shoved into your flesh" --- I could never be that calm about these little demons!
I'm a bee keeper from central Canada. We don't have issues like the hornets and never had to deal with wax moths. We have mice, skunks and raccoons. It's interesting watching your bee keeping methods and challenges.
I'm also in Canada: In parts of the US they have tiny mites that attack the bees. Are they a problem here?
@@GaryCameron we treat for varroa mites in winter and spring. We test through summer and treat accordingly.
Wax moths are a harbringer of a dying hive. The moment you start seeing their caterpillars the hive is likely doomed. For western beekeepers we usual consolidate the hive down to a size where the bees can defend it. This is an advantage for a langstroth hive versus a pile hive as framed systems have a better chance of spotting them early.
I chuckled at the end as Mayu has shown herself to be brave and bold with bees (including foreign stingless bees) and vicious giant hornets, but wax moths made her jump! :)
I often feed comb with wax moths to my chickens as they enjoy them.
I was impressed to see how well the trap boards work for giant hornets.
LITERALLY. I laughed so hard xD had no problem dealing with hornets but moth larvae? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Interesting. Are the wax moths the cause of the colony collapsing or a symptom?
@@salvatorelivreri Good question. They are not, and colony collapse is a apis mellfera problem. Not a apis cerena japonica one.
Varroa mites are one of the key causes of hive collapse.
Chickens - that what I was wondering if she had any chickens around.
@@salvatorelivreri, Geralmente colônias em decadência, rainha com decrescente postura, em queda do número de abelhas que não conseguem manter a limpeza dos favos permite a proliferação das larvas de traça que com seu odor fétido faz expulsar o restante das abelhas... Uma possível causa também é o uso de caixilhos infectados com ovos desta mariposa...o ideal seria desinfetar com vapor de água fervente antes da reutilização...acontece de favos reutilizados estarem contaminados com ovos e larvas mas nesse método parece que não se utiliza essa técnica...
It seems that the colony was already doing poorly before the hornets came. The amount of waxmoths and the comb being allowed to get fargile enough to fall were bad signs to begin with. Maybe the old queen had died?
Such an interesting look into the world of beekeeping. Plenty of challenges (giant hornet attacks, collapsing combs, wax moth cocoons, etc.). Things I never knew.
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I am TERRIFIED of bees and hornets and other stingy crap, so this is a job or hobby I would NEVER EVER do. But this is strangely calming to watch for some reason, despite my crippling fear of these bugs.
would never be afraid of bees or any bug other than vespids
They usually won't bother you if you don't give them a reason to. Things that set them off: Vibrations (they don't have ears/can't hear, so vibrations tend to set them off), kicking the food they were foraging on, swatting at them or approaching their hive.
I lived in Japan for a year, saw one live giant hornet the entire time I lived there, the others I saw were dead. The live one was foraging off of some fruit and no one was messing with it.
Now, that's not to say I would casually hang around with giant hornets or anything, but, after watching videos about hornets, I have a greater respect for them, they're actually really good at getting rid of pests that humans don't like. I've been stung by yellow jackets, several times, but I've never been swarmed and attacked by dozens of them. I still flinch when I see ciacada killers where I live. Mostly because of their size relative to all of the other insects in my area.
I don’t like them either, but I ESPECIALLY CANNOT STAND hearing them buzz around!!!
No, that is two very different categories. A honeybee is tame unless it's an african bee and those are not the one used by api-cultors. The hornets are giant wasps and deadly to humans, that is very different.
@@goognamgoognw6637 vespids are very aggressive i can agree
so the wax moths got em...
Likely the moths moved in after the bees swarmed and left. The heat and damage from the moths caused collapse of the comb and that attracted the hornets, and in turn the keeper.
@@classicalextremismSuch a vicious cycle
I’ve read wax moths only go after hives that are weak or failing. In a healthy hive, the bees will keep the moth invaders to a minimum.
As a Beekeeper in the US. Yeah, the wax moths got the hive and made them abscond. They do keep the cells in check so it's only weak hives or keepers who don't freeze flash their frames, that it gets this bad of an infestation. They really dig into the wood during the cocoon phase so they really are a keeper's worst nightmare.
@PederHalvorsen meaning take the bee-less frames of comb and put them in the freezer for a few days. It kills all the larvae and eggs and adults that are in/on the wax.
You do this method with sushi as well in killing parasitic organisms (except the temp is lower)
That's exactly how I would react if I uncapped something and it was just larva
Don't feel bad for those trapped hornets. Their default emotion is angry, and their other emotion is "Sting-and-Slaughter-everything-in-sight!"
でも、彼らには申し訳ない 😭
00:30 Hornet peeking through the crack - "HERE'S JOHNNY!!"
11:43 she made me laugh, she is not scared at all of very painful and danferous Giant Hornets, but show her a few maggots and she screams 😂
Love your videos ❤
Yeah, it's fear motivated by disgust. I'm not bothered by even stinging insects, like wasps. Cockroaches, though, especially because of their size, primitive anatomy (all those big, disgusting hairs on their legs) and their speed, make me squirm.
@@EarthsDeluge yeah I know why she reacted that way. She wasn't expecting them or maybe a couple, not an infestation. Still funny reaction 😁
@@EarthsDelugeYeah bruh
My grandma was one tough woman. Not afraid of any beast or man. But with maggots she lost her shit. Really freaked her out.
My wife is scared of crickets lol
She seemed afraid of the big group of wax moth larvae… but fearless of the giant hornets!! I would definitely be the other way round. Great video!!!
I would guess she reacted that way because the wax moth or quite disgusting, its more like yuuu... groose ! Not that I speak Japanese ,but i think many becepers think the wax moth is disgusting. They destroy the wax also.
Recently biologist discovered wax worms were able to break down and eat plastics.
@@jamiehughes5573 a rather odd diet isn't it? Though I suppose the type of plastic might matter... I've seen numbers of animals take plastic bags and plastic bag pieces but I'm not sure what they do with them. I don't think they eat them though but who knows. I live far out in the woods btw...
@@92up7 the wax moth larva eat the most common type of plastic apparently, the kind found in plastic shopping bags
The fact that they seem to be watching out of curiosity, like they're watching a show, is quite funny.
11:43 She deals with giant hornets and handles bees no problem but then gets spooked by moth larvae lol
I love how she doesn't flench when she sees MURDER HORNETS, but gets scared by some moth larvees :)))
The only problem with bug-sticky paper is if left outside unattended, as birds and squirrels can and do also stick and die.
But I am glad to see you guys are attentive to this work and no such other animals are caught and those horrifying hornets are done away with.
How far away can the pheromones from the Hornets be smelled? It would be nice to see two different perspectives, the glue trap, and the Hornets nest.
I've always thought to myself, I'd like to live in Japan. I take it back.
I was there for a year, saw three total giant hornets and two of them were dead. The final one was just foraging on a piece of fruit that fell off a tree near the entrance of our dorm.
Wax moth, larvae infestation, we call it, getting slimed here in SC. Usually happens to weak colonies, not enough bees to defend against the moths.
So odd that the hornets aren't intelligent enough to stay away from the sticky trap even after seeing their comrades trapped on it.
Yeah, but how many times do you see that in the animal kingdom? Apparently there's no "it's a trap!" pheromone.
Carnivorous plants ( Venus flytrap for example) has taken advantage of this lack of intel.
Why wouldn't the bee's kill the wax moth when it first arrives? Also you handled those hornets with very little protection. I'm amazed they didn't sting you.
why should they sting her? Hornets are quite peacefull
@Markus Huber
That would be good if they were peaceful.
They do sometimes. It depends on the bees.
As you can see, they aren't really interested in humans.
The bees probably did try to kill the wax moth when it first arrived. Infestations happen
I wonder if keeping a dead hive like that would distract giant hornets and keep them away from active hives.
A selective head-shaped trap for the hornets that can behead them when attacking a hive should be invented.
Although we are pretty close to drones that size that can take them out
I’m absolutely obsessed with this channel at this point. I have not one beer nor a hive, but shit I am intrigued.
11:43 A couple of chickens will make short work of them meaty buggers...
Giant orange hornet of death = meh, whatevz. Moth larvae = Aieee!
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Just hearing the wings of those wicked hornets sends a chill down my spine lol...
5:05 Japanese people say "elbow grease?" For some reason that's surprising to me!
The hornets sound like lawn mowers when the flap thier wings
Hello from Seattle, Washington USA 🙋🏻♀️. I am so thankful that I can watch Japanese beekeepers so easily with your video. Thank you 🙏🏽 ❤
You appear to have a great understanding of bee behavior. You remain perfectly calm with all manner of species buzzing all around your face. That is amazing to me. How often do you get stung?
Is the hive shape a thing specific to protecting them from hornets? In the US our hives are much wider and shorter per box so they don't easily collapse like this one.
European beekeeper here:
Giant hornets are docile compared to european types.
We are seeing newer invasive Asian hornets, (about the same size as European types), identifyable by yellow legs and an orange band.
Giant hornets sting can penetrate 1/4" or 6mm of clothing. European, about 4mm Honeybees and yellow jackets (wasps) about 2mm.
Wax moth is a misnomer, as the moth eats the silk that houses the growing honeybee larvae (natural fibres like silk and wool are nutritious!).
How do you refer to wax moth?
Very good, in Europe we're getting more awareness programs to recognize thr hornet and to kill them once recognized. Please support all to save the bees!
Its so good to see these monsters getting trapped in the glue.
Note the metal edging around the beehive opening--hornets can't chew through a traditional wooden edged opening.
Very interesting to see the different method of beekeeping for Japanese Honey Bees. Nice looking hives. Great way to deal with the giant hornets.
You have reduced the entrance height ?
The hive entrances are usually around 6-7mm, too small for the giant hornets to enter.
I lived in Washington State near Seattle and our honey bees pollinate our apple crops. There was an invasion of giant Asian hornets and four nests were found after several bee hives were destroyed.
Don't let up. Make sure all are killed
They were European giant hornets...
@@idontno0I believe they were Asian giant hornets. I do know they captured some in a live trap tagged them with radio transmitter ( yeah it sounds hard to believe) followed them back to the nest. Destroyed them.
Scientists are studying how wax moths digest wax. They try to find some chemicals from moths to dissolve plastic .
Its weird she left her hives unattended long enough for this to happen.
those hornets are one animal that can go extinct and no one would care
I'm suprised that Japan does not use modern hive boxes. Happier bees, more honey.
That same pheromone causes a fatal response that causes human victims who are stung once to not be able to escape.
Every Japanese beekeeper has already made videos about this method and RUclips continues to add them to me as recommendations. I don't even like honey.
because pheromones can't say "this is danger", just "hey you come here!"
I would never guess that I would spend saturday evening watching japanese beekeeping.
But it was quite interesting :)
Hello from Norway
8:30 LOVE the strategy she used to glue those damn hornets
This was so interesting to watch! Truly wonderfully skilled people handling bees.
Ugh.. thats disgusting... Let's watch more of such videos.
I have to say I detest glue traps, but I’ve only seen them used to capture mice, and it makes my heart hurt when I see a mouse stuck to a glue trap.
However, for catching those horrible giant hornets? OK, pass me the glue traps! I’m totally on board!
I use glue traps on women trying to stalk me.
So if I have the facts right, Wax moths invaded or snuck into the hive and laid eggs, the wax larvae ate away at the hive infrastructure and hid in their holes for protection from the bees, eventually the hive couldn't hold and fell apart to the lower levels, the smell of honey rotting on the lower levels attracted Japanese hornets, the hornets didnt have to fight for the honey and instead could easily lap it up by poking their heads into the small opening.
tldr find a way to keep out wax moths
I hope you can find a new colony to go into the hive.
“One is enough.” Proceeds to trap THREE more.
That moth situation seems like a job for the pressure washer tbh.
You'd think the warning odor would tell the bees to stay away.
This girl wanders around giant hornets like they're little mosquitos
Have you tried mixing a small amount of borax with soda in a dish?
Bees don't like soda pop but hornets do. The whole hornet nest can be killed.
How on Earth? At what point can you actually make money harvesting honey?
Keeping native Japanese honey bees is done typically by hobbyists. It's possible to make some money though, because the honey of Japanese honey bees is usually 3 times more than the honey from Western bees.
Lmfaoo, they hear “AHHHHHHHH” show up and are like “bro what’s wro- AHHHHHHH” only to now hear “I WAS TRYNNA TELL YOU BRO”
Her biggest problem attacking the bee hive is the wax moth and no the giant hornet.
Sorry for your loss ! Thank you for sharing this video.
What an ingenious and environmentally friendly way to eliminate an invasive species.
perhaps you could build some kind of perimeter fencing around the area with a mesh that only allows bees to pass through
I would recommend tacking the trap to the side of the wooden structure of the bee hive . The adhesive will stay sticky longer. The air in an environment like that is saturated with pollen and microscopic bio mass. Keeping the adhesive vertical will catch many more hornets over a time.
I live in the United States, but too far east for this to be a problem.
What kind of wood are the hives made out of? Is there a type of wood that the wax moths wont chew in to such as cedar?
These hives are usually made out of Japanese cedar.
They KNOW what's up after a certain pheromone is released or they simply observe NOT to go on to the adhesive sheet.. The Hornets are very smart..
第三次世界大戦の兵士になったとき、巨大なエイリアンが降りてきて、屋根にパッドを貼り付けた、
他の何百人もの兵士が立ち往生して助けを求め、全員がパッドから抜け出せなくなる。
doesn't appear that she was taking very good care of the hive...
Had you noticed the moths earlier? How would you have noticed? You have a beehive that's highly inconvenient to inspect.
Giants Hornet: hey guys, why you squirming and struggling, I’ll come squirm and struggle with you and hopefully that’ll free you from this nightmare.
Something tells me the Bug Salt Gun wouldn't even work on these armor plated hornets lol.
To all the nincompoops worried about the hornets: Japanese bees are capable of defending themselves against these monsters. Dozens of bees cling to a hornet at once and generate heat that eventually kills it. This process is taking hours and puts stress on the bees too, which shortens their lifespan. The glue yields the same result without involving the bees…
11:45 I am amused that the fearless lady who is completely unfazed by the giant murder hornets that strikes terror into my hearth still react squeamish to the larva when she pulls of the top (or bottom?). Still a lady at heart! Maybe consider getting some chickens? They would love having a go at pecking out the larva, would be quite the treat for them and make your job easier as you can just leave the boards with them for a bit. Maybe some neighbors have chickens? Or ducks or other fowl.
They discovered some of these hornets in Washington State. They managed to capture them in a trap, tag them with a radio transmitter. Released the hornets, followed them to their nests and destroyed the nests.
idk how u dare to stay near these hornets, ur a superhuman
wow! so many hornets were attracted to that feast
I’m for sure going to have nightmares tonight about those terrifying demon hornets.
i am a urban beekeeper in Calgary, Ab, Canada. The big bugs are the yellowjacket and the baldfaced wasps. If i saw those bird sized japanese hornets i would be running the other way.
The Murder Hornets were like: “hey guys wanna go to this picnic and sting, nahhh let’s go to the beehive they have a talking bee, say what’s a bee”
I really enjoy following your channel. Thank you for providing English subtitles.
Extremely interesting to see how bees are managed in other countries. Just knowing those massive hornets were so close, gave me chills.
Seems those giant hornets got themselves in a bit of a sticky situation!
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It reminded me of humans who will often see someone do something really stupid, then copy it.
I feel the same way seeing those murder hornets land on that glue sheet that most people do seeing hardened criminals taken off to jail.
If you look closely, you can also see some ants crawling up and down near the hornets
I'm not a beekeeper but I couldn't help but watch to the end, great vid, thanks! those hornets are tenacious. I thought the bee hives are hornet proof but then I learned the hornets can chomp through the wood if given the chance. the mouse sticky pads are a genius defense. then I thought the hornets were bad enough, but then there are also wax moth larvae, oh no! the drama! 😯 good thing the expert and caring beekeeper is on the case, all will be well 😎
the worms crawling on the comb at 8:55 look a lot like Wax moth larva. Might also want to be careful of those, they are very destructive of bee hives and destroy comb integrity. Great video!
I think you posted that comment prematurely; at the end of the video showed an infestation lol
A glass jar with a relatively large mouth is sufficient to catch these wasps. They are so heavy that they cannot fly upwards. Once they are in they are stuck since they cannot climb up the smooth glass surface. If they are attracted to some over ripe fruit ( grapes, figs etc. ) in a couple of inches of water at the bottom, it is a fatal trap for them. Watching them clamber on top of each other to stay out of the water is as satisfying as watching them stuck on this glue plate. ;)
how far away would the giant hornet nest be? i ask because i wonder how far the pheromones travel and how long it takes for the first hornets to arrive back at the bee hive.
Could you use old comb and honey for bait for hornet traps? Make a dummy hive with easier access that is a bunch of wax traps on maybe the inside walls?
Probably would just bring in more wasps and pests like ants and moths
Wonder how long it will be before hornets learn to avoid glue traps
With the bees trapped inside there's no way for them to regulate the heat.
Konnichiwa @Japanese natural beekeeping !
I have no idea if you already have accomplished that on your channel, but i think it would be a great ideas to make a future video about those wax moths you encountered there.
How to deal with them ? How to prevent them from coming ?
Is there any Natural add to the beehives'wood that won't bother bees, but repels some invasive species ? that will not let Moths establish into it ?
Keep up the good work ;)
Gambarimasu ! Matane ! ^^
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