Asian hornets’ nest found and destroyed so as to protect local bees

Nature conservationists have found and destroyed an Asian hornets’ nest near Plzen, in West Bohemia, the ctk news agency reported. Asian hornets are an invasive insect species that preys on honeybees and it is believed that a number of these insects were accidentally transported to Czechia on a truck from Spain. Members of the Nature and Landscape Protection Agency mapped the area at night using thermal cameras to detect the nest. They say no other nests of this species were found. Had it gone undetected the Asian hornets would have been a serious threat to the local bee population.