Picture shows Prof Daniel Cherix from Lausanne University, undated. He said there had been more than 30 reports about Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) occurrences so far this year. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows the Jabeprode trapping device, undated. Beekeepers in southwestern France have opted to set up specially designed traps targeting an invasive species in a bid to prevent the loss of further colonies. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows graduated engineer Harald Brugger from the Vienna-based Umweltberatung consulting agency, undated. He warned that anyone getting too close to a nest of the invasive species was at high risk of getting stung "several times." (NewsX/Bee)