Asian hornet: pest-specific contingency plan

Objectives

11. The aim and objectives of this plan are to protect insects and particularly pollinators such as the honey bee from the Asian hornet by:

a. Detecting its presence as soon as possible;

b. Intercepting and preventing its establishment;

c. Eradicating any incursion if considered practical;

d. Containing and controlling an incursion, if field evidence suggests that it is well established in a defined but limited geographical area;

e. Establishing long term management where eradication and control are no longer possible due to the number and extent of incursions; and

f. Aiding the beekeeping industry, pest controllers and local authorities in the form of training on pest and disease control