A study revealed that without swift action by 2026 the hornet could have been established in up to 66% of the country with ...

Rapid action against invasive bee-killing hornet has halted spread, study finds - The National Bee Unit responds to public ...

Experts raised the alarm earlier this year in March when an Asian hornet was spotted in Kent – weeks before they are normally spotted in the UK. Since March there has been 15 other sightings ...

Record sightings of Asian hornets are raising fears of catastrophic consequences for the UK's bee populations for years to come. The invasive hornets are wreaking havoc in mainland Europe and ...

It is feared the southern giant hornets, which are known to eat honeybees, could soon be detected in other European countries ...

An invasive species of “murder hornets” has been discovered in Europe for the first time. Researchers in northern Spain are ...

Last summer there were record amounts of Asian hornet sightings in the UK. The UK's chief plant health officer, Nicola Spence, has asked people to report any sightings of the hornet to a special ...

An Asian hornet has been found hibernating in hessian sacking in Jersey. The sighting is thought to be the first of 2019 in the UK or Channel Islands. Experts say the recent warm spell may have ...

There have been 108 sightings of Asian hornets since 2016, of which 56 were in 2023, according to government figures. Eight have been reported in the UK so far this year, but experts are warning ...

The fear of ‘murder hornets ‘ spreading across Europe intensifies after sightings in Spain.

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Dr Eleanor Jones says the UK is currently in a phase where ... can make it and make sure people are reporting sighting of the hornet through the Asian Hornet Watch app.” ...