Asian hornets have are usually spotted during late summer with sightings peaking in September and October. Asian hornets, ...

Experts have revealed Asian hornets, which are twice the size of a wasp and can munch on 50 bees a day, have been seen ...

Invasive Asian hornets are "highly flexible predators" that eat hundreds of different species of insects, including many important pollinators, researchers have warned. Researchers from the University ...

Asian hornets are feasting on more than 1,400 species of prey including honey bees, wasps, flies, beetles and butterflies, a study reveals. The invasive species was first detected in the UK in 2016 ...

According to the Daily Star, the UK has witnessed its earliest-ever sighting of the Asian hornet, a giant insect that can ...

The earliest-ever laboratory confirmed sighting of an Asian hornet in the UK has been recorded in Oswestry in Shropshire.

The hornets feed by hovering in front of bee hives. They intercept returning bees, bite their heads off and then eat the rest, a behaviour called "hawking". Exact figures are hard to come by but ...

The invasive species doesn’t bother humans but could pose a huge threat to the bee population. Yellow-legged hornets eat honey bees, destroying vital pollinators and causing detrimental effects ...

Honeybees, common wasps and blow flies were most common, but there was also a wide range of flies, bees, butterflies, moths and spiders. Europe’s top three crop pollinators – the honeybee ...

Prey included a wide range of flies, wasps, bees, butterflies, moths and spiders, with honey bees, common wasps and blow flies most commonly found. While the hornets have a preference for honey ...

The findings raised new concerns over the "extra threat" the hornet poses to native insects Invasive Asian hornets are "highly flexible predators" that eat hundreds ... up to 50 bees a day ...