It is highly likely that the hornet has recently emerged from hibernation as a result of the warm weather.
Asian hornets are seen as a huge threat, not only to local honey bees but other insects.
‘The public are encouraged to be vigilant and report any potential sightings. Any queens that have survived the winter will be emerging from hibernation at this time of year,’ a States spokesman said.
Each queen begins by building a grapefruit-sized primary nest, containing up to 50 worker hornets, which may be in buildings or outhouses, before relocating to the larger secondary nest which could grow to contain up to 3,000 hornets.
People should not to kill the insects that they find.
Most of the sightings reported last year were native wildlife.
In the last week several reports of queen wasps have been received by the States which were suspected to be Asian hornets.
If a suspected hornet is sighted, take a photo if possible and email this to asianhornet@gov.gg. They should also include the location, direction the hornet flew in and their name and contact details.
Alternatively, they can log their sighting through the iPhone and Android recording app: Asian Hornet Watch, or telephone 234567.
Asian hornets were first recorded in Guernsey last year. Two nests were found and destroyed.
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