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<p>With increasing population levels of Asian hornet in Europe, the risk of incursions
into the UK has increased. The GB Non-Native Species Risk Assessment published in
2011 reviewed the risk posed by this species and identified multiple pathways by which
Asian hornet could arrive in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Since the arrival of Asian hornet
in France in 2004, Defra has been aware of the potential impact of this hornet on
our bees and beneficial insects. We have plans in place to detect and tackle it, which
we have successfully deployed several times since the first UK incursion in autumn
2016.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage members of the public to become familiar with this
insect by, for example, visiting the National Bee Unit’s BeeBase website, and to report
suspected sightings to the authorities immediately.</p><p> </p>
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