The islands have Britain's largest population of Asian hornets which have also been spotted on the mainland. (Image: AFP/Getty Images)"I didn't think too much off it at the time and took a photo, later realising that it's size and markings looked quite similar to an Asian hornet which I had never seen before." The last recorded sighting of Asian hornets on Guernsey was on June 10 when a person was trapped close to a beekeepers' hives. Alastair Christie, Jersey's Asian hornet co-ordinator, said the insects like dark beer because it is often sweeter. He said: "We know they like beer, particularly dark beer as it tends to be sweeter.

Source: Daily Mirror July 15, 2019 17:26 UTC