Mark Cocker (Country diary, 30 October) enthusiastically describes European hornets mingling with other insects. I hope he is aware of the recent invasion into this country from Europe of the very similar, but slightly smaller Asian hornet. This dangerous insect, originally from China and becoming common in France, kills other insects and predates on honeybees. It has destroyed many colonies in France and is a threat to our native honeybee. Report sightings to alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk
Maggie Dann
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
• Oxford Dictionaries defines “migrant” as “a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions”. That description hardly applies to a Thai billionaire who bought Leicester City football club (Leicester City’s owner: why isn’t it OK to say he was a migrant, 31 October). Was Roman Abramovich a migrant until we revoked his visa?
Steve Mason
Hornchurch, Essex
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