A giant hornet from Asia has appeared in Europe for the first time

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A giant hornet from Asia has appeared in Europe for the first time

A southern giant hornet in Thailand

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Southern giant hornets, a species native to Asia, have been sighted in Europe for the first time, raising concerns about their potential impact on native insects.

Between 2022 and 2023,

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at the University of Oviedo, Spain, and his colleagues accidentally caught four giant hornets in wasp traps in Asturias, northern Spain.

A genetic analysis revealed that the four female workers they captured were southern giant hornets (Vespa soror).

“Although beekeepers in the area…

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