"Asia hornet", which has been designated as a specific alien species because it may affect the ecosystem, has been confirmed in Fukuoka City.
Prefectural governments are conducting urgent investigations, and if nests are found, they will be promptly removed.
One queen bee of the Asian hornet, which has been designated as a specific alien organism by the Ministry of the Environment, has been confirmed.
It is about 2 cm long and is characterized by a blackish overall color and an orange tip on the abdomen.
According to the prefecture, on the 28th of last month, a resident who was beekeeping honeybees on a private land in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka found it and an expert investigated it, and as a result, it was found to be the queen bee of the Asian hornet.
The Asian hornet originally inhabited China and Southeast Asia, and was first found in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture in 2012.
Although its aggression and toxicity are the same as those of conventional wasps, it has been designated as a "specific alien organism" whose breeding and transportation are prohibited in principle because it attacks honeybees and may affect the ecosystem and beekeeping industry. rice field.
After that, it was discovered in Kitakyushu City in 2015 in Fukuoka Prefecture, but it is the first time in Fukuoka City.
Prefectural governments conduct urgent investigations around the confirmation points, and if nests or individuals are found, they are promptly exterminated, and even if they are found, they are urged to contact the prefectural government without approaching.