The “unprecedented” number of suspected witnesses in Asia Honettes raised the fear of a surge in the population of the British invasion species.
Experts warn the potential impact on major indigenous moisture regulators, and Hornets, which allows 50 bees a day, has already devastated the colonies and seriously reduced honey production in all of France and Italy.
Asia, also known as a yellow leg, was considered to have first arrived in France from China’s pottery cargo in 2004, and quickly spread to the continent until 15 countries caught the eye.
Experts, first discovered in the UK in 2016, warned that despite the number of nests found last year, it fell to 24 last year and was the first to be aimed at the UK for the first time in the UK despite the number of nests that were three times less than in 2023.
As the spring season warms up, Jersey experts have reported unprecedented early witnesses. Vespa VelutinaThe stab is extremely rare in the case of anaphylaxis, which can cause a fatal allergic reaction.
“The first Queens were more than two weeks earlier this year. GuardianAdded: “We are definitely worried.”
According to the group, as of April 11, 262 Queen Asian Hornets were reported, more than 1,000 % compared to the same date last year.
The figure rose quickly from 147 queen Hornets on April 6, and 33 queens increased a week ago, De Carteret said.
De Carteret said, “If we reach 266 Queens, it will be the same as the total of 2024, and the figure could not reach until June 25.
Ian Campbell, the British Beekeepers Association, told the newspaper: “It’s amazing if the number is not over 2024.
According to CAMPBELL, typical nests between 2,000 to 3,000 Hornets can consume more than 11 kg of insects per season and are the same as the weight of about 90,000 bees.
According to a study published in November 2023, France, the worst country in Europe, suggested that 2.6-29.2 %of bee colonies have a risk of hitting 300,000 euros every year due to Asian Hornets.
According to the government’s database of the government’s animal and factory health bureau, two Hornets officially caught the eye in the UK in 2025, but the number of witnesses is generally much larger than ultimately identified and eradicated.
Earlier this year, researchers at the University of Exeter performed genetic analysis to perform genetic analysis, identifying food species from more than 1,500 Hornet larvae in 103 nests in jersey, France, Spain and the United Kingdom, and Hornet has already had agricultural, land use, and chemical contamination. We found a feast for hundreds of insect species we are receiving.
The study noted the potential impact on agriculture. It is known that 43 of the 50 most commonly identified types of hornet larvae visit flowers. This included three major crop moisture controls in Europe-a bee, a bufftail bumble rain and a red tail bumpy bee.
According to a warning that their findings are “very flexible predators,” Sifhfreya Pedersen, the main author of this study, said: “Insects play an important role in functioning ecosystems, including moisture, breakdown and pest control.
“Most of the insect population is decreasing due to factors such as habitat destruction and chemical pollution. The expansion area where Asian Hornets live raises additional threats.”
