AI To The Rescue: British Innovation Targets Invasive Asian Hornets

Four new nests of the Asian hornet were already discovered in Bavaria in 2025, and there were several sightings. The ministry strongly warns.

AI To The Rescue: British Innovation Targets Invasive Asian Hornets

Harper Adams A cutting-edge artificial intelligence system developed by the University of Exeter is offering new hope in the battle against one of Europe’s most aggressive insect invaders: the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina). While not as infamous as the “murder hornets” (Vespa mandarinia) that stirred fear in North America several years ago, the Asian hornet is still a highly destructive species. Its presence threatens biodiversity, agriculture, …

The Asian hornet also spreads out with us and we talked to the hornet expert Frank Steinacher from Freimersheim about the fight against the invasive species.