Faced with the spread of the Oriental hornet in northern Morocco, beekeepers are no longer…

Faced with the spread of the Oriental hornet in northern Morocco, beekeepers are no longer just raising alarms. Experts now propose a clear technical roadmap: destroying nests in autumn, targeted trapping, and enhanced port surveillance to curb a rapid proliferation that worries due to the losses already recorded.

The decline of hives in Tanger, Tétouan, M’diq, and Fnideq reflects an economic issue broader than honey production alone, as bees pollinate a large portion of agricultural crops. Since 2023, northern beekeepers have seen their apiaries shrink under pressure from this predator from the East and are calling for urgent institutional intervention, which experts are beginning to specify.