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| Experts remove about 80 Asian hornets from home in Jersey | Experts remove about 80 Asian hornets from home in Jersey |
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| The Jersey Hornet Group said the insects entered the property through a chimney | The Jersey Hornet Group said the insects entered the property through a chimney |
| Hornet experts have destroyed two nests in Jersey after removing about 80 of the insects from a person's home. | Hornet experts have destroyed two nests in Jersey after removing about 80 of the insects from a person's home. |
| Jersey's Asian Hornet Group said it started to receive reported sightings of the insects from people living in St Helier on Monday. | Jersey's Asian Hornet Group said it started to receive reported sightings of the insects from people living in St Helier on Monday. |
| Responders said hornets were coming down the chimney of one property, and experts collected about 80 of them from inside the spare room. | Responders said hornets were coming down the chimney of one property, and experts collected about 80 of them from inside the spare room. |
| John de Carteret from the group said the hornets caused "chaos" in the surrounding area before the nests were tracked down and destroyed on Thursday, | John de Carteret from the group said the hornets caused "chaos" in the surrounding area before the nests were tracked down and destroyed on Thursday, |
| "Many other properties had hornets flying aimlessly about," he said. | |
| Pest controllers found one nest behind the panels of a derelict house, and another nest was spotted on the ground nearby. | Pest controllers found one nest behind the panels of a derelict house, and another nest was spotted on the ground nearby. |
| The hornet group said both nests had been blown to the ground by strong winds and were safely destroyed when found. | The hornet group said both nests had been blown to the ground by strong winds and were safely destroyed when found. |
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