The dissection of Asian hornet nests is being carried out to inform the strategy used to manage the invasive species in ...

Invasive Asian hornets have survived a UK winter for the first time, DNA analysis has confirmed, suggesting that they could make the UK one of their permanent homes. The species poses a deadly ...

The Asian hornet is an example of an alien species at risk of gaining a permanent foothold in the UK. In Folkestone, Kent, one of the hotspots for Asian hornets, bee keeper Simon Spratley is ...

The Asian hornets, which feed on native bees and ... 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 ...

But despite their occasional aggression, these insects play an important role in the ecosystem. There are over 7,000 species of wasp living in the UK, comprising a huge variety of solitary and social ...

The invasive non-native species, which can kill 50 bees ... efforts appear to have been effective.' Asian hornets were first introduced to the UK in 2016 but began to spread far more aggressively ...

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH ... sightings of a number of priority invasive non-native species. The yellow-legged hornet is one such species and there are various ways that ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

Asian hornets have spread through Europe after arriving in southern France in a consignment of pottery in 2004. The invasive species ... not such as high risk as UK ports such as Dover, Folkstone ...