{"id":118198,"date":"2023-09-05T17:39:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=118198"},"modified":"2023-09-05T17:39:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:39:28","slug":"killer-asian-hornets-established-in-uk-experts-say-in-horror-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/killer-asian-hornets-established-in-uk-experts-say-in-horror-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Killer Asian hornets ‘established in UK’, experts say in horror warning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Experts have issued a terrifying warning to Brits as killer Asian hornets become \u201cestablished in the UK\u201d.<\/p>\n

The invasive species population is a growing concern after conservations found a record number of nests.<\/p>\n

So far in 2023 there have been 22 confirmed sightings of the creature \u2013 compared to only two sightings a year in 2022 and 2021.<\/p>\n

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Shockingly, nearly half of all confirmed sightings since 2016 have been so far this year, with most sightings being in the Kent area.<\/p>\n

Prompting fears from experts that the invasive insect may have established itself there.<\/p>\n

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The government is now working to locate and destroy their nests in the hope of preventing them from surviving winter and multiplying.<\/p>\n

Once the species becomes established, it is almost impossible to get rid of them.<\/p>\n

The bumblebee conservation expert Dave Goulson, a professor of biology at the University of Sussex, said he feared it was likely the hornets had become established in the area.<\/p>\n

He told the Guardian: \u201cIt is a bit too early to say for sure but the situation looks ominous, with a record nine nests found and destroyed this year so far. <\/p>\n

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