article_snippet.sent: With a sting like a hot nail being hammered into the body, Asian hornets have killed at least six people in France.
article_snippet.sent: This is because the two-inch-long Asian hornets pose a terrible danger to our honeybees.
article_snippet.sent: Experts fear millions of two-inch-long Asian hornets (above) could be heading to Britain after leaving six people dead and terrorising wildlife in France .
article_snippet.sent: The hornet is thought to have travelled to France on some Chinese pot plants in 2004.
article_snippet.sent: Carolyne Liston, chairman of The Norfolk Beekeepers' Association, warned Asian hornets are a 'very, very aggressive predator' and said Asian hornets could 'come here on the wind'.
article_snippet.sent: Carolyne Liston, chairman of the Norfolk Beekeepers' Association said: 'Asian hornets can absolutely decimate colonies and we are concerned that it is going to come in on someone's caravan who has been travelling in France.'
article_snippet.sent: The threats posed by Asian hornets are to be discussed at a summit meeting by beekeepers, while UK beekeepers have been sent email alerts by Defra asking UK beekeepers to be on the look-out .
article_snippet.sent: The Asian hornet can measure up to  2in long with a 3in wingspan – slightly smaller than The Asian hornet but much more aggressive.
article_snippet.sent: Asian hornets have a black head with an orange-yellow face and bright yellow leg tips, while The Asian hornet has a copper coloured head with a bright-yellow face and entirely reddish-brown legs.
article_snippet.sent: Asian hornets have been urged not to approach nests, which Asian hornets say hornets make in tall trees or in garages and sheds.
article_snippet.sent: If Asian hornets are spotted here, the National Bee Unit will send out experts from the Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories Agency to kill experts from the Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories Agency using special chemicals.
article_snippet.sent: Last night, a Defra spokesman confirmed there had been no sightings of Asian hornets in the UK so far.
highlights_snippet.sent: Millions of Asian hornets have colonised swathes of French countryside .
  