Our gardner was stung whilst working in the garden, he was working underneath a birdbox, and a group of 5-10 hornets were suddenly very active. he was using a leafblower at the time. When one landed on the shrubbery ;) below we took the oppertunity to take some pictures. Observing the birdbox it indicates the nest is inside, because there is alot of traveling in and out every single day.
After a discussion with a cousin who is a fire fighter i decided to send the pictures to the environmental service in Tielt, they confirmed my suspision that this is the asian hornet.
His father used to be a beekeeper captured one in an observation vessel.
We will notify the Ugent folks for disposal as was proposed by the fire department.
Hij was binnen gevlogen in de varanda.
Het viel me vooral op dat hij zo groot was.
Het orange aan de voorkant en op de zijn achterlijf viel me vooral.
Hij was niet agressief en ik heb hem naar buiten geloodst. Ik veronderstel dat ik op de geuren in de varanda af kwam.