Genoa – A Vespa velutina nest, the dangerous Asian hornet, was found and destroyed in the…

Genoa – A Vespa velutina nest, the dangerous Asian hornet, was found and destroyed in the garden of a villa just meters from the Gaslini pediatric hospital in Quarto, a renowned European medical center now threatened by the insect. The garden owners discovered two nests within a few dozen meters: one about 20 meters high among houses, and another on the ground in a former vegetable patch. The ground nest was described as a "mine" because stepping on it could provoke a mass attack by hundreds or thousands of hornets, potentially fatal especially for allergic individuals.
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