BeeLife, Copa-Cogeca, Apimondia and EPBA are sounding the alarm: invasive hornets (Vespa velutina and Vespa orientalis) prey on over 1,400 species, with pollinators among their most frequent targets. The consequences for beekeeping are already severe: in France, 22% of beekeepers identified V. velutina as a leading cause of winter colony losses in 2023–2024, with losses rising by up to 30% in the most heavily affected areas.