Overview

• NPWS confirmed a new Asian hornet nest in Cobh after two recent detections indicated activity separate from the Cork city site.
• Teams used tiny electronic transmitters to track hornets to the Cobh nest, reducing the search to about two days.
• The first nest, located high in a sycamore in Ballintemple, was neutralised and retrieved intact earlier in the day.
• The retrieved nest was delivered to the National Museum for a three‑week quarantine before DNA analysis to determine origin and colony development.
• Officials aim to neutralise the Cobh nest before new queens disperse and continue to urge photo‑backed reports via invasives.ie instead of homemade traps.