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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here are all the Asian Hornet sightings in the UK since 2023. Each Asian Hornet, which is twice the size of a wasp, can eat up to 50 bees a day. As a result, Asian Hornet nests are destroyed as soon ...

There’s a sinister predator going after Britain’s bees. Since vespa velutina, aka Asian hornets, were first spotted in the UK nearly 10 years ago, they’ve been feasting on our poor ...

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 ...

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.

The earliest-ever sighting of a bee-killing Asian hornet has been confirmed in the UK. Officials say one of the yellow-legged insects was captured on January 24 this year in Oswestry, Shropshire.

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 ...