Overview

• Nest numbers in Bavaria have increased fivefold each year, reflecting the insect’s fast regional expansion
• A federal reclassification in March ended state-funded nest removals and shifted eradication costs onto property owners
• Bavaria has earmarked €700,000 over the next three years to fund surveillance grants, protective equipment and professional nest destruction
• The plan upgrades the beewarned.de reporting platform and establishes a coordination office at the Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau to streamline control efforts
• Experts warn that intense predation by Asian hornets threatens honeybee pollination services and broader insect populations and recommend professional removal to avoid multiple-sting dangers