The wasp is a non-native species to the UK and poses a risk to honey bees.

Invasive, aggressive and destructive, the yellow-legged Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) is on the rise in the UK. Asian hornets are an invasive species that poses a threat to biodiversity, preying on ...

INVASIVE Asian hornets, notorious predators from East Asia, are spreading rapidly throughout Britain after shattering ...

If you suspect you have seen an Asian hornet, you should report this using the iPhone and Android app "Asian Hornet Watch" or ...

Joshua Havi, from Birdholme, first spotted an Asian hornet in his house on July 17, followed by a second sighting on a bin outside his house. He decided to have a look around the area and found what ...

Asian hornets, an invasive species native to southeast Asia, have been sighted twice in Kent. The hornets are a foreign species that pose a “major threat” to honey bees in Britain, experts have warned ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Agriculture officials are asking Georgians to keep an eye out for a new invasive species of hornet that has been spotted for the first time in the United States. If established in ...

Environmentalists and beekeepers are sounding the alarm following an "unprecedented" surge in Asian hornet sightings this summer. Experts have warned that the invasive species, which is is indigenous ...

Nobody likes flying insects invading their picnic during the summer months, but beyond the usual bees and wasps, Brits are now being urged to stay alert to a new stinging pest. According to reports, ...

Chris Looney, an entomologist at the Washington State Department of Agriculture, proposed a name change for the Asian giant hornet, also known as the “murder hornet,” to avoid anti-Asian sentiment. In ...