Some media on the other hand reported that it was a matter of a species considered to be much more dangerous than the European hornet, and even lethal for humans.

However, it seemed too early to tell at that time, as Marko Borko from the Association said they only wanted to let beekeepers know that they should pay more attention to what’s going on around their beehives during the summer.

Even dr. Danilo Bevk of the National Institute of Biology said that there was no reliable evidence about the Asian hornet appearing in Pivka.

The nearest place to Slovenia the dangerous species was spotted so far was 500km away in Italy.

L.P., Radio Si