First secondary nests from Yellow-Legged Hornets destroyed in Beaufort Co.

BEAUFORT COUNTY, Sc. (WTOC) - According to the Clemson University Department of Plant Industry, multiple Yellow-Legged Hornet secondary nests have been destroyed near Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County.

These are the first secondary nests from Yellow-Legged Hornets found in South Carolina. The nests were found in trees.

These nests were found and destroyed after a beekeeper in Beaufort County videoed the hornets attacking his honeybees in what is called “hawking behavior.” The beekeeper then alerted the Clemson University Department of Plant Industry.

Clemson inspectors are asking homeowners to allow them access to their property to search for other nests in Beaufort and Jasper Counties.

The inspectors can be identified by badges, or Clemson DPI branded shirts and safety vests.

Anyone who finds a suspected nest should report their findings to //www.clemson.edu/public/regulatory/plant-industry/invasive/ylh.html.

The nest should be left undisturbed so that it can be properly disposed of by field inspectors.

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