Warning issued after first Asian hornet nest in Wales found near Wrexham

Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, is a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A nest of invasive Asian hornets has been found for the first time in Wales.

The Asian hornet or yellow-legged hornet, a voracious invasive, is native to South East Asia and arrived in France in a cargo of pottery from China about 20 years ago, spreading rapidly across the continent.