{"id":226807,"date":"2024-06-01T00:17:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T00:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/asian-hornets-have-overwintered-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:18:14","slug":"asian-hornets-have-overwintered-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/asian-hornets-have-overwintered-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian hornets have overwintered in the UK for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Asian hornets are a threat to native insects in the UK<\/p>\n

Eduardo Gonzalez \/ Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Asian hornets found in East Sussex, UK, this spring are genetically linked to a nest destroyed in the area last year, confirming that the invasive species has overwintered in Britain for the first time.<\/p>\n

UK officials have been fighting to prevent the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina<\/em>) from becoming established in the country since the first sighting in 2016.<\/p>\n

Asian hornets are smaller than native European hornets (Vespa\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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