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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Emily Beament

Rapid action against invasive bee-killing hornet has halted spread, study finds

The Asian or yellow-legged hornet can kill 50 bees a day (Alamy/PA) -

Rapid action against an invasive bee-killing hornet has stopped its spread in the UK despite suitable climate and habitat for the insect, a study has found.

Research led by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) looked at how suitable European countries were for the yellow-legged or Asian hornet to become established, and how they might have spread without action.

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