Posted on 10/23/2020 3:10:56 PM PDT by 11th_VA
SPOKANE, Wash. - Scientists have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out Saturday to protect native honeybees, officials in Washington state said. After weeks of searching, the agency said it found the nest of Asian giant hornets in Blaine, a city north of Seattle near the Canadian border. Bad weather delayed plans to destroy the nest Friday. The world's largest hornet at 2 inches long, the invasive insects can decimate entire hives of honeybees and deliver painful stings to people.
The nest was found after a worker for the Washington state Agriculture Department caught two of the large hornets in a trap Wednesday. Two more living hornets were captured in another trap Thursday, the agency said.
Using dental floss, “entomologists were able to attach radio trackers to three hornets, the second of which led them to the discovery of the nest” Thursday, agriculture officials said. Officials planned to hold a news conference later Friday.
The nest was found inside the cavity of a tree on private property, the Agriculture Department said. Dozens of the hornets were seen buzzing in and out of the tree.
The property owner has given permission for agency staff to eradicate the nest and remove the tree, if necessary.
Scientists for the department have been searching for nests since the first Asian giant hornets were caught earlier this year. The first confirmed detection of the hornet in the U.S. was in December 2019 near Blaine and the first hornet was trapped this July. Just over 20 have been caught so far, all in Whatcom County.
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Get Em
Damn nasty insects. I hope the property owner was put in witness protection.
I swear this was the hardest article I ever posted - had to go to multiple links to get to the story
Great shot
no shit
“Granted status “ LOL tell that to people allergic to them. Nevertheless just because they were purposely imported doesn’t make them native.
Native Honey Bees was the first “trigger”, so much Eurocentrism creeping in. SARC
As usual, the Enemy Media makes sure the Murder Hornets know that ‘The Man’ is coming to get them, so they can move under cover of darkness! ;)
It’s like the ‘Heads Up’ Sanctuary Cities give their illegals prior to ICE raids...
In other news, the American Dental Association strngly decries the misuse of dental floss.
An association spoke person said in a released statement “First you use floss on bees causing a floss shortage and then we have a bleeding gums pandemic hitting everwhere.”
LOL!
My ‘2020 Disaster Bingo Card’ is plum FULL!
Gosh, that’s purdy! I’ll bet it sounds like FREEDOM when it’s in the air, too! ;)
The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the color form referred to as the ... Its stinger is typically 6 mm (1⁄4 in) long and contains a potent venom that, ... to this wasp as satsujin suzumebachi (殺人スズメバチ, literally, "murder hornet"), ... The Asian giant hornet has been found in North America in 2019 and 2020.
Great, another lockdown.
At least we have masks that prevent hornet stings like they stop virus particles.
IT’S THEM!!!! But seriously, one nest means there’s a good chance there’s others. Bad situation.
Those aren't winglets. Those are wings in the folded position. Carrier aircraft wings often fold.
not winglets, folded up wings for smaller deck footprint
they fold down before launch
Will there now be some really horrid Made-For-TV movies as there was back during the Killer Bees days? Will they tie Glo-Bull Warming in with the Hornets?
They typically die off in the winter, except the queen who burrows into the ground and emerges in the Spring to start over.
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