Diggers were brought onto the beach to build a temporary ramp to increase the height of a hydraulic platform needed to access the nest, which was high up in a tree on the south side of the bay.
In a Facebook post, the Jersey Asian Hornet Group said: ‘A peaceful evening at Anne Port was briefly disturbed by a rather unusual operation taking place there this evening, as an Asian hornet secondary nest [was] reported by an observant lady swimming. [It was] situated in a dead elm tree overlooking the sea and was removed.
‘With all the necessary authorities in place a temporary sand ramp was built, to raise and therefore increase the reach of the “Roto-Lift”, allowing the suitably protected pest controllers to physically remove the whole nest (use of pesticide was never an option).’
During the same evening the group also destroyed a nest in a lane in St Martin.
More than 30 Asian hornet nests have been destroyed so far this year.
Anyone who wants to volunteer to track hornets – or anyone wanting to report a sighting – is being urged to email asianhornet@gov.je or phone 441633.
