Posted on 08/02/2020 7:41:58 PM PDT by 11th_VA
As the US grapples with the world's worst coronavirus outbreak, a new threat is emerging as Asian giant hornets – known as “murder hornets” due to their lethal sting to humans – are gaining a foothold in the country.
After they were first found in Washington State in May this year, the 2-inch (5cm)-long hornets have now been trapped for the first time – giving officials an indication – firstly that their traps work, and secondly of where nests could be situated.
Now authorities in Washington State have until mid-September to try and eradicate the invasive species before the breeding season begins.
Multiple stings are deadly to humans and in Asia the hornets are estimated to kill 50 people a year.
During the hornet’s “slaughter phase” they kill bees, feeding the bodies to their young.
Honey bee populations in the US have declined by 60 per cent since the mid 20th century, largely due to habitat loss and use of pesticides, according to Greenpeace USA...
WSDA said its next steps are to search for nests using infrared cameras and place additional traps in order to catch live Asian giant hornet specimens.
Special traps intended to trap hornets but keep them alive will be used. If they catch live hornets, the department will attempt to tag and track them back to their colony. Once located, the agency will eradicate the colony.
Officials said they hope to find and destroy the nest by mid-September before the colony would begin creating new reproducing queens and drones.
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This is a bigger fear in my area than either covid or riots. We’ve had people hospitalized with paralyzing anxiety, much less actual stings.
Not me, its what i’ve read in the stories about them.
Yup. if you were old enough to imbibe in whatever you would imbibe in, it was great fun to laff and imbibe.
What? 25 posts and nobody posted “Trump’s Fault”? /s
And we haven’t even gotten to the cannibalism yet ...
hah - never saw that one before. After the original group/years, it was kinda hit or miss, but every once in a while they came up with some great bits. Way too politically correct to endure now, back in the day there weren’t so many sacred cows.
Cue up the last reel of “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”.
“What? 25 posts and nobody posted “Trump’s Fault”? /s”
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Melania’s fault; her sweetness attracts the bees & hornets.
Africanized honey bees readily cross-breed with other honey bees. There is really no way to visually distinguish them from other breeds of honey bees, short of a DNA test. They thrive in hot weather. In the South, it is safe to assume that every beehive has Africanized honey bee genes in its population.
Well now what do I do with all these suits I bought from Amazon Prime? LOL. :)
OMG, you make me ROFLMBO so much!
Thanks...believe me I need it!
They’re insects. Its always breeding season.
They tend to stay south of about the mid Texas latitude. They dont like the cold.
What about a wrestling match between a murder hornet and a praying mantis? Two versions:
Hornet wins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asDkXaTlTEQ
Mantis wins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvPk7EXxdUE
still work against everything else...!
More shutdowns needed.
Wouldn't do to call 'em wasps, in this BLM environment...
Not the ‘Satan skeeters’...
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