The National Bee Unit responds to public sightings of the yellow-legged or Asian hornet to destroy insects and nests.

for genetic testing A hornet which can kill up to 50 bees a day has been found in Sark in the Channel Islands for the first time. The Asian hornet has been positively identified by States of ...

Hunt for 'murder hornets' after first sighting in Europe - The invasive species poses a threat to local ecosystems – but ...

Scientists at the University of Exeter found buff-tailed bumblebees drop to the ground when attacked - taking the hornets down with ... as they sometimes get a kill." In addition to the University ...

The non-native Asian hornet, which arrived in France in a cargo of pottery from China about 20 years ago and has spread rapidly across the continent, can kill 50 bees a day and has devastated honeybee ...