Asian hornets, native to Asia, were reportedly spotted in Europe for the first time in southwest France in 2004. They are ...

Asian hornets are threatening the UK’s honey bees after record numbers were reported in 2023 with more sightings already this year - but why are there so many? The government said last year saw ...

Mr Christie said Asian hornets were understood to have first arrived in the south-west of France in 2004, and people in Jersey and Guernsey were "aware of their imminent arrival as we tracked ...

We always hope to see a lot of them die off.’ Asian hornets have managed to spread across many different European countries after they were accidentally released in France in 2004. These ...

Asian hornets have spread through Europe after arriving in southern France in a consignment of pottery in 2004. The invasive species, first discovered in the Channel Islands in 2016, feeds on ...

we've had no sightings of any other potential nests being out there, so we're pretty confident we've got everything down." Sightings of Asian hornets can be reported to the team.

Unlike with bees, the queen hornet builds the nest on her own. Asian hornets are known for their fearless behaviour and have been known to attack entire bee colonies. The hornets have stingers ...