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I had a massive problem with these last year, they travel alot further than you'd think and they fly pretty much all day and night, only resting in the very small hours. 

Through a combination of the rolled Up paper and go old fly/wasp killer I must of killed 100+ last year. 

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14 hours ago, BSA-airgunner said:

bloody europian hornet carries enough venom to put an adult in hospital.....had this one down in the conservatory...

 

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"carries enough venom to put an adult in hospital." 

********. So does a honey bee if you are allergic to bee stings. 

 

I've been stung by them, it hurts but I didn't end up in hospital. 

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26 minutes ago, John_R said:

They wipe out native bees, which adds to the existing decline. 

+1

And the fact that as they tend to fly at night and being attracked to any light source, eg a television which they have no problem finding in the dark, no, they won't leave you alone. 

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2 hours ago, Walker570 said:

They are aliens, simple as that. Like grey squirrels, so destroy everyone you see.  Now, I do leave our native hornets alone as they are more benficial to our environment than wasps.

European Hornets are native.

Asian Hornets are invasive. Looks like a European to me from the pic.

The poster said it's European.

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For clarity the European Hornet is actually larger then the Asian Hornet (I saw an asian hornet set in a block of plastic at a recent talk and was surprised how small they are) and its the asian hornet that is likely to decimate honey bee numbers when (not if) they become widespread in the uk. As a beekeeper I am a fan of those who destroy wasps nests as soon as they see them. The fact is that while wasps are of some benefit they are not anywhere near as beneficial as honey bees. I have seen what wasps can do to a colony of bees and those who say that they do little harm are kidding themselves.  

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