Asian Hornet News

The scientific journal Nature has published a detailed report on the sightings of Asian Hornets in the UK from 2016 to 2019 and the follow-up investigations.

You can read it here:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-76690-2.pdf

October 2020: Giant Hornets found in Washington State, USA

Please note: the hornets found were vespa mandarinia, not the Asian Hornet, vespa velutina.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/23/murder-hornet-us-first-nest-found-washington-state?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=fb_us&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1gf0UyONAtUeqzDi1Kjd9lmk7zUJPw9lu09mFiYHDDo5hmKgcVky8tAeg#Echobox=1603476355

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/using-radio-trackers-scientists-finally-locate-murder-hornet-nest-washington-state/?fbclid=IwAR2dzHcGA7Co9QD8mCEUq8r_IztIWfd2I-kJsqV50eDl7LH4yNQdOInJtVU

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-25/hundreds-of-murder-hornets-removed-from-us-city/12811194?fbclid=IwAR3SavTjCv-wOa_f0sPMsfH-aE0_T82D08SHVPzAgf_vzrJJ4eZqpuJ1ko4

Details of all confirmed sightings of Asian Hornets in the UK are available on this UK Government web page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asian-hornet-uk-sightings