Bee massacre in Solothurn

Hornet

Asian hornets are decimating bee hives.

One beekeeper, 45-year-old Patrick Gubler, told the 20 minutes newspaper his heartbreaking story. 

He kept 45 hives in canton Solothurn – almost 3 million bees – now they’re all gone.

He says in October he saw his hives being attacked by a swarm of hornets – he says it was a massacre. 

He complains he got very little help from the authorities - which are tasked with finding and killing the invasive species. It was days before anyone responded, he says. 

Most hornets die in the winter, but they go on a feeding frenzy beforehand. 

Experts say more money and organization is needed to effectively fight the menace.

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