Work to contain the Devon case includes: Setting up a surveillance zone around north Devon Deploying bee inspectors who use infrared cameras and traps to track hornets and locate any nests ...

As winged insects go about the important business of pollinating plants, you may wonder whether the little guy that just ...

UK bees are in danger from “invasive hornets” who are “wreaking havoc in mainland Europe”, according to a report by leading scientists. The Asian hornets, which feed on native bees and ...

These very large and aggressive hornets are capable of puncturing bee-keeping suits with their massive stingers, and can kill upwards of 50 people a year in Japan. They also happen to be voracious ...

were first called Asian giant hornets, the Associated Press reports, citing the National Institutes of Health. The insect has nearly seven times the venom of a honey bee. Unlike the honey bee ...

The Asian or yellow-legged hornet can kill 50 bees a day (Alamy/PA) Rapid action against an invasive bee-killing hornet has stopped its spread in the UK despite suitable climate and habitat for ...