BBC Guernsey explains the difference between Asian hornets and other insects, as sightings rise.
Traps have been deployed to attract and capture queens early in the season.
More than 400 traps were laid across the island in a £4.5m project which featured a specially-trained detection dog called Woody.
John De Carteret says it is important to catch as many queens as possible during this early stage.
People are being asked to report Asian hornet sightings as they are an invasive species on Jersey.
Volunteers are working to keep Sidmouth's daffodils flowering by removing the invader.
The nest is spotted high in a tree and experts believe it had already produced new queens.
Comedian Melanie Bracewell explains the unlikely connection between the US singer and New Zealand mammal.
Agriculture and Environment Minister says its detection in Lower Lough Erne is "another significant pressure to our already beleaguered freshwater system".
