Asian hornet outbreak contained, says Defra

Officials have destroyed an Asian hornet nest in Gloucestershire after the invasive species was spotted there, posing a threat to the UK’s honeybeesAn Asian hornet outbreak has been contained, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said. The first sightings of the pest in the mainland UK were reported in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, in September. Inspectors from the National Bee Unit destroyed the nest and although two dead hornets were found in North Somerset no f