Box Hill woman believes 'massive' insect is Asian hornet

Could this insect, found inside a Box Hill home, be an Asian hornet? Paula Linke, of Devonshire Avenue, discovered the bug in a study room at lunchtime on Wednesday. Mrs Linke, an oral surgeon at East Surrey Hospital, said: "I think it's an Asian hornet. I heard this noise, like a drone, went into the study and there's this massive flying, horrible wasp thing. "I sprayed it with some Raid [wasp killer]. Then went out for 45 minutes, came back and it was still alive. I sprayed...

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