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Asian hornet season starts 'earlier than usual'

Lisa Young
BBC News
States of Guernsey An Asian hornet is sitting in the bottom of a clear jam jar. It has an orange face and yellow and black legs. There is blurred greenery in the background. States of Guernsey
Three Asian hornet queens were trapped over the weekend

Asian hornet season has started "earlier than usual" in Guernsey, a specialist team has warned.

The island's Asian hornet team said three queens were captured within 24 hours over the weekend.

The hornets were trapped in Cartaret, St Peter Port and Calais.

Members of the team said they thought the "persistent easterly winds" were responsible for the influx.

States of Guernsey An Asian hornet is at the bottom of a clear jar lying on a pink substance. Its legs are half yellow and half black. Its abdomen is black with slim yellow rings.States of Guernsey
Guernsey's Asian hornet team said they thought the "persistent easterly winds" were the cause of the influx

The team said the first Asian hornet queen had been trapped behind the Rockmount restaurant in Cartaret by one of their regular volunteers on Saturday afternoon.

The second found had flown through a living room window of a home just inland from Fort Grey, St Peter Port before being caught in a jam jar.

The third hornet queen had been trapped in a shed next to Saumarez Manor, Calais, they added.

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