It was first seen in the UK in 2016, and there have been regular sightings since, including 44 confirmed in 2024 – largely in ...

University of Exeter researchers found evidence of hundreds of different prey species - including bees, wasps, flies, beetles ...

Invasive species prefers honeybees but study finds ‘highly flexible predators’ will prey on all insects abundant near their ...

A study of Asian hornets has found about 1,400 different species in their guts. University of Exeter researchers tested Asian hornet samples from France, Spain, Jersey and the UK throughout the hornet ...

and the UK. They identified 1,449 different prey which had been fed by adult hornets to their larvae in the nests, more than ...

Asian hornets are feasting on more than 1,400 species of prey including honey bees, wasps, flies, beetles and butterflies, a ...

The main prey of the Asian hornet is honeybees, with one insect killing up to 50 bees a day, devastating entire colonies.

An invasive species poses an “extra threat” to the environment, new research has found. The invasive Asian hornet, a ...

Researchers found that Asian hornets consume over 1,400 insect species, including bees, butterflies and beetles. Using deep ...

Hungry Asian hornets are devouring more than 1,400 different native species across Britain and Europe, reveals new research.

Eaten prey included a wide range of bees, wasps, flies ... Nests are destroyed in the UK mainland each year as authorities try to keep the species out. “Asian hornets are known to prey on ...

Hungry Asian hornets are devouring more than 1,400 different native species across Britain and Europe, reveals new research.