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Have you come across the 'lion of the insect world'? The 'Asian hornet' has been spreading across Europe over the last two decades and could be threatening Britain's bees soon

Asian hornet: UK beekeepers on lookout for bee-eaterIt is a large hornet that eats bees – and other pollinators. The so-called 'Asian hornet' has been been spreading across Europe over the last two decades. It reached the French coast in 2016 and the Channel Islands already have a problem.

The fear is that the UK mainland could be next, as our chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt reports.

 

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Yes, we have them in Bangkok, obviously, and the sting is so painful you want to die! They're a bigger hazard on golf courses here than a lightning strike. Insect spray does a good job on them.

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