Asian hornets are spreading rapidly in Germany. The animal eats honey bees but also targets other insects.
In Baden-Württemberg there were 550 reported nests last year - twenty times as many as in 2022. The species, which comes from Southeast Asia, has been widespread in southwestern Europe for years. The mild winter and the continued mild weather without permanent frost this spring are likely to cause the animal (Vespa velutina) to multiply again over the course of the year.