For the third consecutive year, the presence of the Asian hornet in South Corsica worries…

For the third consecutive year, the presence of the Asian hornet in South Corsica worries beekeepers. Two nests have recently been destroyed near Porto-Vecchio, but these predators remain active around sentinel hives. The search for nests continues.

Georges Preziosi's bees, weakened by the summer heatwave, are now foraging on ivy to rebuild their reserves and population, crucial for spring restart. They usually feed on strawberry tree flowers in autumn, but drought has made these scarce, so the beekeeper found other flowers in the Chjuvonu valley near Aullène.