Overview
- Officials recorded 1,088 nest removals in Vigo in 2025, with Pontevedra leading Galicia at 9,100 and A Coruña at 8,800, ahead of Lugo at 4,200 and Ourense at 2,400.
- The Asian hornet arrived in Galicia a little over a decade ago and now remains a problem through most of the year.
- A dedicated removal unit with dozens of specialists fields constant calls, and in one shift a foreman moved through several Vigo and Redondela neighborhoods within two hours.
- Crews increasingly fire dry-ice pellets into the hive, freezing the colony so they can take the nest down right away without spreading toxic spray.
- Officials urge residents to call 012 or 112 instead of trying to remove nests because many reports are inactive nests or bees that technicians must screen out.