Fears Britain is set to be invaded by killer hornets which send victims into fatal anaphylactic shock
The UK could be invaded by killer hornets which send their victims into a fatal anaphylactic shock.
Growing to nearly 1.5-inches long, the Asian hornet has such a powerful sting it can kill humans in minutes.
Six people in France died after being stung last year, with the potent venom causing them to go into severe anaphylactic shock - dying just minutes after a sting.
The hornets first arrived in France in 2004 after arriving in a shipment of pottery from China.
Already widespread in France, fears have now been raised that they are on their way to the UK after a string of sightings over the past week.
The Asian hornets - called Vespa velutina - are able to kill off a hive of 30,000 honey bees within hours, with each hornet scoffing up to 50 bees a day.
Bee keepers have now been put on red alert by the National Bee Unit (NBU), which works for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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