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 ...
The government is urging the British public to watch out for Asian hornets this summer and to report any sightings immediately. In an alert sent out today (May 20), UK’s Chief Plant Health ...
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 ...
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 ...
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A record number of sightings of Asian hornets in the UK last year has prompted experts to urge people to remain vigilant. The National Bee Unit said it destroyed 72 nests in 56 locations in 2023 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Asian hornets, which feed on native bees ... There has been a “sharp rise” in sightings of the invasive species in the UK this year, noted The Guardian. There were only two sightings ...
The fear of ‘murder hornets ‘ spreading across Europe intensifies after sightings in Spain.
The wasp, which has halved the bee population in France, was first spotted in the UK in 2016 ... for Alderney residents to report sightings of Asian hornets after safely removing three Asian ...