Ornetin UV - Precision Hornet Control with UV Technology
Built to Be Seen by Hornets
The new Ornetin UV Trap builds on the proven 2021 design and introduces a breakthrough innovation: a UV-reflective surface that makes the trap highly visible to hornets. With this visual enhancement, hornets—especially founding queens in spring—are more likely to spot the trap from a greater distance.
Developed using five years of field experience and shaped by the feedback of countless users, Ornetin UV is the result of real-world learning and continuous refinement.
A New Visual Technology
The material used in Ornetin UV is treated to reflect ambient light across the spectrum visible to hornets—especially in the UV-A range, which is invisible to humans. Compared to conventional traps, this treatment improves visual detection by over 80%.
Interchangeable Seasonal Nozzles
Selectivity is improved too with a set of interchangeable nozles dedicated to Vespa velutina queen or worker trapping but also a second pair of them dedicated to Vespa Orientalis.
Crafted in the Pyrenees
Designed in Béarn by The BroodMinder team and manufactured in the Basque Country in France, Ornetin UV combines performance, durability, and sustainable design for those serious about hornet population control.
Available Variants
You can order this trap WITHOUT JAR as a UNIT, 3-PACK or 6-PACK and WITH JAR a UNIT+JAR.If you are trapping Orientalis you should also select an Orientalis nozzle set.
(see all versions at the top of this product page)
Included
Your order includes:
- 1 Ornetin UV trap (white)
- 2 green caps
- 1 blue nozzle (specific for trapping queens Vespa velutina)
- 1 purple nozzle (specific for trapping workers Vespa velutina)
- 1 user guide for trap installation + access to online resources
Note: For trapping Vespa orientalis, remember to add the yellow/orange nozzles adapted to this species.
Glass jars are NOT included in the SINGLE, 3-PACK, and 6-PACK. They are only included in the SINGLE + JAR pack.
Contact us if you wish to purchase glass jars. We can offer you a good price.
Specifications
Dimensions
- Trap diameter: 100 mm
Compatible jars
- Le Parfait Familia Wiss D100
- Twist-Off D100 mm
Material
- Ornetin is manufactured using an industrial injection molding process in recyclable high-density polyethylene (HDPE). This material is weather- and UV-resistant. It washes perfectly and will last for many years.
- The caps and nozzles are made of PETG
Maintenance
- The days of 3D printing are behind us. It allowed us to launch the concept in 2021-2022, but it was less robust and more sensitive to temperature (no hot water, no dishwasher).
- The HDPE Ornetins are more compact and uniform. Their surface roughness is also controlled and specially chosen to allow hornets to grip with their legs, without dirt sticking to it.
- Simply rinse the trap under running water to reuse it again and again.
- The UV-reflective treatment is integrated into the material and does not wear off.
Installation
There are mainly two trapping methods depending on the season:
In spring, for trapping queens, remove the green caps to allow Vespa germanica to exit and use the blue nozzle. The best bait for this period is a mixture of red fruit syrup / light beer / white wine in equal parts (33% each). Pour to a height of 1 cm and place the trap in a vertical position.
In summer and autumn, put the green caps back on and replace the nozzle with the purple one. The best bait at this time is sugar syrup poured onto an absorbent material such as straw. Place the trap horizontally, either on the ground or suspended.
Download the user guide in English
