Researchers Try to Head Off “Murder Hornets” Coming into US

The Scientist ^ | May 4, 2020 | Shawna Williams

[skimbell]

...“This is our window to keep it from establishing,” Chris Looney, an entomologist at the Washington State Department of Agriculture, tells the Times. “If we can’t do it in the next couple of years, it probably can’t be done.”

[skimbell]

Here we go again.

Another attack from Asia and the U.S. new method of handling these events.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The CDC can just tell us all to don beekeeping gear.

[billorites]

They only sting people in nursing homes and adult care facilities.

[frogjerk]

The NY Post has been flogging this story for the last 4 days - PANIC PANIC PANIC!

[plain talk]

One way to deal with hornets using drones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCrI-4AfTaw

[raccoonradio]

Noting the hive like apprearance of a group of protesters (urging the Commonwealth of MA to re open) at the State House, Boston Globe sports writer Kevin Paul Dupont tweeted “bring out the murder hornets”. Urging deplorables to die. Dupont later took down the tweet and apologized if people misunderstood his tweet.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

This is satire, right? Alas, I fear not.

[dfwgator]

[Gay State Conservative]

Around here you hear ads about Asian Longhorn Beetles.when driving from Boston to NYC the easiest route is I-90 to I-84 .Entering Connecticut on I-84 you see a sign prohibiting the introduction of firewood into CT from out of state.

But these suckers can fly...how do you stop *them*?

[Buckeye McFrog]

I’m recalling a made-for-TV movie from the 70’s where the Killer Bees made it to Houston, Texas where they lured them inside the Astrodome and then turned the AC all the way down.

[Yogafist]

They’re just bees, bro.

[FreedomPoster]

No one misunderstood, that’s a CYA bald-faced lie. People understood what he meant perfectly.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

But these suckers can fly...how do you stop *them*?

I'd use a .22.

[\/\/ayne]

"Murder Drones" with bug spray.

[EagleUSA]

Just go away....now it is BIG BUG SPRAY using terror marketing....maybe Murder Hornets can be killed with HCQ??

Let’s ask Fauci....

[Rurudyne]

We need to convince the fire ants that these murder hornets are here to take over as the chief buggy assholes on the continent ent.

Unfortunately some Left wing beetle into open borders would convince the hornets and red ants to illegally vote together as a block against the interest of native species because: assholes.

[Seaplaner]

I wonder if they've had success in finding the hives.

What's the latest buzz?

[dfwgator]

I’m recalling a made-for-TV movie from the 70’s where the Killer Bees made it to Houston, Texas where they lured them inside the Astrodome and then turned the AC all the way down.

It was the New Orleans Superdome.

[Mr. Rabbit]

Here in New Mexico, there is a black widow under every rock and piece of wood. So what? You just check your shoes before putting them on. Something like 60 or so die every year in Japan from the anime mecha-hornets. More people probably die of bee stings. I’ll take my chances.

[dfwgator]