Hornets: Pest Control
Commons · Question 86355 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Sarah Dyke
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to eradicate the Yellow-legged Asian hornet.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 5 Nov 2025
Defra is continuing to follow an eradication strategy against Yellow Legged Hornet (also known as Asian Hornet) to prevent this invasive non-native species from establishing in GB. Contingency action is delivered by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APH...