Sex Traps Can Lure Thousands of Male Giant [Murder] Hornets to Their Death, Study Finds

CNN ^ | Mar 16, 2022 | Megan Marples

[nickcarraway]

Researchers found that giant hornets can be lured into traps using sex pheromones, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology.

Many people often refer to them as "murder hornets," but it's a sensational name that should be avoided, said study author James Nieh, professor and associate dean in the department of biological sciences at the University of California San Diego. "They are predators, but so are lions and tigers, and we don't call them murder lions," he said. Trapping the invasive insects

Nieh's team created a series of traps using sex pheromones to attract male hornets. Pheromones are chemicals that are produced to convey information within a species, according to Nieh. Male hornets are attracted to the female hornet's sex pheromone, so researchers used their own mixtures of synthetic pheromones along with a natural sex pheromone from a female Vespa mandarinia to test which traps would perform the best.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Would that be a sting?

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Yes it would be. Ask Robert Kraft. Would also be unconstitutional, but police departments do it because they like to spy on naked people.

[inchworm]

It happens to the best of us...

[moovova]

Isn’t that called marriage?

[ExpatCanuck]

Hornets lured by whore nets.

[nickcarraway]

Don’t worry Roger Goodell is always there to protect his boss.

[nickcarraway]

Robert Kraft should go back to Russia. Traitor.

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

That’s the same way panty moth traps work. And work they do.

[Tallguy]

I guess they’re just “misunderstood hornets” now?

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

A few years ago I had ground hornets (or wasps - not sure which). Nasty, angry little buggers. I set up a sex lure trap and it was great fun watching the horny little guys line up at the trap with their little disco outfits and coke spoons and cash in hand. After a couple weeks the nest was about empty - I dumped soapy water in it and put a screen over it. Problem solved.

[_longranger81]

WINNER!!! WINNER!!! WINNER!!!

Your prize is getting bit on the butt by a damn hornet. In a hairnet.

[dfwgator]

[alexander_busek]

Many people often refer to them as "murder hornets," but it's a sensational name that should be avoided, said study author James Nieh, professor and associate dean in the department of biological sciences at the University of California San Diego. "They are predators, but so are lions and tigers, and we don't call them murder lions," he said.

Ever hear of "Killer Whales, Professor Nieh?"

Regards,

[metmom]

Or Assassin Bugs?