Thanks to the Bioeconomy Science Institute’s social media, we saw this enormous yellow-legged hornet nest (image below).

Pictured is entomologist Natalie Page during a recent research trip to Jersey in the Channel Islands.

Mature yellow-legged hornet nests can grow up to 80cm tall and weigh several kilograms.

Natalie was in Jersey, where yellow-legged hornets are established, to lead research into which traps and lures work best at attracting these invasive insects. The findings will help inform our response, which you can read more about on our website here.