A manual and localized weeding apparatus including a heat generator which is attached to a rod and wherein the heat generator has a fan and a heating resistor for projecting a hot air jet into an inner volume of a bell of the apparatus and which bell is provided with a free edge for supporting the apparatus on a support surface and wherein the bell is provided with at least one hole for discharging another air jet from the inner volume of the bell and wherein the at least one hole is spaced from the free edge.