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Originally from Asia, they were first recorded in Europe in France in 2004 when it is believed a hornet arrived in a shipment ...

The yellow-legged Asian hornet is a "highly aggressive" invasive species of hornet that has been spreading like wildfire ...

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Highly aggressive Africanized honey bees, the so-called "killer bees," are moving north and spreading as climate change ...

Stefan Berg and his Bavarian colleagues are fighting an almost hopeless battle. The head of the Bavarian Institute for Bee Research and Beekeeping in Veitshöchheim near Würzburg and other beekeepers ...

According to insect experts at the two organisations, nature can be canny: what you think is a hornet may be a hoverfly ...

A record number of Asian hornets have been trapped in Alderney, a volunteer group has said. Alderney Asian Hornet Group said 365 Asian hornet queens had been caught in traps and three primary nests ...

In 2024 a total of 99 queens were trapped and 26 in 2023, said the group. The first Asian hornet, an invasive species which feeds on native bees and wasps, was found in Alderney in 2016.