Rise of the killer hornets

As part off their ‘Hoverfly Hero’ campaign, The Wildlife Trusts and Royal Horticultural Society explain how to welcome these insects into your garden

Asian or yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) can deliver a very painful sting widely described as being “jabbed with a red-hot needle”. However, as with our native European hornet (Vespa crabro), t

’TIS the season when the air hums with both ...

With a ‘butterfly emergency’ in the UK, conservationists are gearing up for this year’s Big Butterfly Count. But what has happened to these insects? And can they – on a wing and a prayer – ever bounce back?

Quiz of the week 1) What is the ...

The first small tortoiseshell I’ve seen this year has just fluttered past – and my heart soared. This is one of those iconic common and widespread butterfly beauties that reminds me of my childhood ro