Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Asian hornet, also known as a yellow-legged hornet, is a harmful invasive species originating from east Asia. (Getty) ...

A new online map has been launched for islanders to report Asian hornet sightings in Jersey. There were 4,000 reports of the ...

Environmentalists and beekeepers are sounding the alarm following an "unprecedented" surge in Asian hornet sightings this summer. Experts have warned that the invasive species, which is is indigenous ...

Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia) are the largest social wasp in the world and have been given the dramatic name of ‘murder hornet’ in the media due to their ability to raid beehives and kill the ...

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 ...

It comes as some 1,356 reports were made last year amid concerns of the presence of the invasive creature in the country ...

The Asian giant hornet first made waves this spring when it appeared in the United States. Discovered in Washington State, some dubbed it the murder hornet, but since then, entomologists have been ...