Emptying Your Traps

The Gard'Apis trap has been carefully designed to eliminate bycatch. Extensive testing has shown the bycatch rate to be as little as 0.1%.

The trap is sized to fit neatly in the drawer of a standard domestic freezer. To humanely kill the entire contents, simply leave it in the freezer for 2 hours.

In the unlikely event of bycatch, place the trap in the freezer for a maximum of 3 minutes, until all insects stop moving and are rendered torpid and immobile.

Open the trap and empty it onto a suitable surface. Tip the Asian hornets into a container for return to the freezer. Any bycatch may be placed somewhere warm to recover and go on their way.

The trap can be reassembled and rebaited. It is worth keeping a couple of Asian hornets back to place in the trap — upon revival, they will act as effective bait in their own right.

If there is no bycatch, the trap can be left in the freezer for a couple of hours — or overnight if brought back in the evening — then emptied and placed back in position.

The trap may be carefully carried by the clip, preferably after dusk. For security — particularly if moving it a distance — place it in a suitable carrier bag. Asian Hornets do not fly at night, and therefore the trap will not attract more once darkness falls.