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The UK is bracing for an invasion of Asian hornets, with the number of the insects set to surge in the coming weeks after a 3,800% increase in sightings last year
Asian hornets pose a serious threat and can obliterate bees' nests in minutes with a worrying 3,800% rise in sightings last year, as Defra bosses urge Brits to report the insects
The Asian hornet is infamous for being able to kill humans when gathered in swarms, and because they can demolish bee hives in matter of hours by ripping off the heads of honey bees and sucking up their innards
The giant insects that can devour more than 60 bees a day, have killed thousands of bees at Peter Down's apiary in Kent
Peter Down says he has lost nearly everything after Asian hornets wiped out the majority of his hives