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) ...

Traps have been deployed to attract and capture queens early in the season.

New Zealand is urging the public to look out for nests of invasive Asian yellow-legged hornets that are threatening the country’s biosecurity by feeding on bees as the “narrow window” to curb the ...

John De Carteret says it is important to catch as many queens as possible during this early stage.

People are being asked to report Asian hornet sightings as they are an invasive species on Jersey.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government classifies Asian hornets as invasive because they predate insects and bees [PA Media] Experts have asked islanders ...