Yes, but at least those diminutive nasty killers now have the cleanest teeth they have ever had...
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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One of the very few times id be happy to have govt get rid of something on my property
MHLM - they'll be rioting soon.
Nah, you guys are thinking of the old Hornet with folding wingtips. This is the NEW Hornet with cool winglets and missiles on top. You gotta admit, they look cool. Maybe the designer needs to fair them into the wing plan a bit better, though.
I think there is a dead one on my deck
The technology to find the nests is amazing - I think they have a good chance of eliminating them
Using your logic, just because you were born here doesn't make you native either.............Duh!
Well yeah. That’s what native means. My problem with this is that I’m guessing the author wants to call them native because he wants honeybees protected which is fine. BUT it’s OK to protect non native species because they can be desirable too. Right now calling something non native is a perjorative.
That's your problem, stop guessing and take the article for what it's worth...........Sheesh!
Then take my post for what is was. Words mean things, quit redefining them. Try it.
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