The large hornets can eat 50 bees a day (stock)(Getty ... say it is not clear if Asian hornets are established in the UK and an increase in sightings is expected as people become more aware ...

As long as France has a large Asian hornet population the insects will continue to arrive in the UK, but the bigger risk is that they become established here permanently. Mr Campbell says that ...

“The public can help prevent its establishment by learning to identify the distinctive, large ... to tell” if more hornet nests than usual will be found in the UK this year.

An alarming number of Asian hornets spotted in Jersey has sparked fears the UK could face a summer invasion of the species that prey heavily on honeybees. Jersey reported more than 195 sightings of ...

including the yellow-legged hornet and the Asian predatory wasp. They're indigenous to Southeast Asia, but they're an invasive species in Europe – including the UK. A queen measures about 1.2 ...

An “unprecedented” number of early suspected sightings of Asian hornets has raised fears of a surge in the UK population of the invasive species. Experts are warning of the potential impact on ...

One of the country’s earliest yellow-legged Asian hornet nests has been found in Kent. The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) has confirmed a single hornet and embryo nest was discovered in ...

Swarms of Asian hornets have been seen in the UK earlier than ever before, with an interactive map showing the closest bugs to where you are. Until this year, the small insects have mainly been ...

Asian hornets which gruesomely behead and eat bees could soon invade Scotland, posing a threat to the nation’s pollinators. Conservation experts warned the invasive species, which has devastated ...