The Asian hornet has rapidly become the grey squirrel or the Japanese knotweed of the UK’s insect fauna.
From the panicked response to the appearance of this insect, one would think it was a giant monster. In fact, Asian hornets are smaller than native UK hornets and can be identified by their orange faces, yellow-tipped legs and darker abdomens. Their diet is other flying insects, and they will hover outside beehives and munch up huge numbers.
