Invasive Asian hornets ‘preying on’ hundreds of native insect species in Europe
Researchers at University of Exeter warn many of the hunted species are important crop pollinators
Invasive Asian hornets are eating hundreds of different species of insects in Europe, including many which are important pollinators, researchers have warned.
The findings, from tests of the guts of more than 1,500 larvae, raise new concerns over the “extra threat” the hornet poses to native insects already under pressure from farming, changes in land use and chemical pollution.
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