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"Wasps can sting repeatedly and are more likely to become aggressive when their nests are disturbed or they feel threatened.
Asian honey bees rally against giant hornet invasions with an acoustic response that resembles the alarm shrieks of birds, ...
First Cork sighting of invasive Asian hornet highlights risks to Irish honeybees and the need for public vigilance ...
IRISH officials have issued a serious biosecurity warning after the sighting and capture of an Asian hornet was carried out ...
Local authorities and beekeepers in Spain are on high alert after discovering the first case of the Oriental hornet on the ...
The Asian hornet is between 2.5 and 3cm long, with dark antennae, a long orange face, an entirely brown or black thorax and ...
Beekeeper says honey bees are the preferred food of the hornets as she asked the public to be vigilant when travelling to Ireland by ferry as they are 'very good at piggybacking on human transport' ...
Charles O'Donnell, Aisling O'Brien and Breifne O'Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from ...
The Irish Beekeeper’s Association (IBA) has warned that Asian hornets have the potential to ‘wreak havoc’ on the bee ...
A biosecurity alert for Ireland has been issued after a confirmed sighting and subsequent capture of an Asian hornet in the Cork area. Extensive monitoring will continue to determine if this is one ...
The Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service has this week confirmed a recent sighting and subsequent capture of an Asian ...
The frequency and volume of the sound from the nests of yellow-legged hornets—or Asian hornets—has been established for the ...