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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmentalists and beekeepers are sounding the alarm following an "unprecedented" surge in Asian hornet sightings this summer.

The earliest-ever primary Asian hornet nest containing active workers has been found in Guernsey. The nest was found inside the housing of an old water pump in Les Mauxmarquis in St Andrew last week.

BLAINE, Wash. — The first Asian giant hornet nest in the United States was located in Whatcom County, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) announced Friday morning. WSDA entomologists ...

Asian hornets have cultivated a fearsome reputation as voracious predators, and they are deemed particularly destructive for bees and other insect pollinators. Even though they are not generally ...

BLAINE, Wash. — The first Asian giant hornet nest found in the United States was successfully eradicated from a tree in Whatcom County, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture ...

Jersey's environment minister has admitted tackling the invasive Asian hornet is in some ways "fighting a losing battle". It comes as Deputy Steve Luce confirmed cuts to the environment department's ...

The Asian hornet nest which caused fear and anxiety in Cork City over the past couple of weeks, has been removed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service today, (Friday 5 th September). The NPWS ...

The public is being urged to continue to be vigilant following further sightings of Asian hornets in Northern Ireland. An Asian hornet was captured in the Dundonald area of Belfast on Friday 10 ...

WHATCOM CO., Wash. -- The first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 has been eradicated in Washington, according to state officials. The nest was found by the Washington State Department of Agriculture ...

You may not consider a miniature tracking device for an invasive insects a high-tech weapon, but that's how some British scientists are hunting and destroying Asian hornet nests. It has to do with how ...

Washington state is reporting the first live sighting of a murder hornet in the U.S. this year. A photo was released of the large murder hornet, which is native to Asia, attacking a wasp nest. State ...