Yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet: laboratory confirmed UK sightings
Annual laboratory confirmed UK sightings of the yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).
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Update history
2024-08-29 09:00
Added confirmed sightings for July and August in UK 2024.
2024-08-21 16:09
Added a link to report sightings of the Asian hornet, and added a link to guidance on identifying the Asian hornet.
2024-07-02 17:23
Added a confirmed sighting of the Asian hornet in June 2024 (Four Oaks, East Sussex).
2024-06-11 12:36
Updated confirmed sightings of Asian hornet in the UK in May and June 2024.
2024-05-31 11:50
Updated the number and list of sightings for May 2024.
2024-05-15 11:44
May and April sightings added.
2024-04-25 16:41
Updated confirmed sightings of Asian hornet in the UK in April 2024.
2024-04-15 17:00
Updated confirmed sightings of Asian hornet in the UK in March 2024.
2024-03-20 10:58
There has been 1 confirmed sighting of Asian hornet in the UK in 2024. Updated the number and list of sightings.
2023-12-11 12:02
Updated list with the latest sightings for November 2023.
2023-11-10 10:28
Updated the list and number of sightings, including additions to October 2023 and corrections to August and September 2023.
2023-10-20 09:49
Updated the number and list of sightings.
2023-10-06 11:30
Updated sighting numbers and details for October 2023.
2023-10-03 17:04
Corrected previous reports of September sightings:Oxted, Surrey: 26 September – 2 nests destroyedYarm, North Yorkshire: 25 September – nest destroyed
2023-09-29 15:51
Updated the number and list of sightings.
2023-09-08 12:22
Updated list of Asian hornet sightings for 2023.
2023-08-22 14:08
Updated list of Asian hornet sightings for 2023.
2023-08-16 09:38
Updated list of Asian hornet sightings for 2023.
2023-08-04 17:06
Current situation updated.
2023-07-17 14:46
There have been 5 confirmed sightings of Asian hornet in the UK in 2023 so far.
2022-10-12 12:02
Nest in Rayleigh, Essex destroyed on 30 September.
2022-09-29 13:03
Several hornets were captured in Rayleigh, Essex. Confirmed on 27 September 2022.
2022-04-29 12:23
A single hornet was captured in Felixstowe, Suffolk on 29 April 2022.