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Recording of Asian hornet conference 2021

Timings for talks

8:50 Steve Martin Biology of the Asian (yellow legged) hornet

1:24:27 Nigel Semmence

2:06:16 Eric's video during lunch

2:43:56 Dr Sandra Rojas-Nossa The Atlantic Positive project and some of the research and experience from Galicia

3:43:26 Dr Peter Kennedy Current & ongoing University of Exeter Asian Hornet research

4:42:57 Dr Eric Darrouzet Research on Asian Hornets in Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI) France

5:38:10 Questions

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