“”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...””
If that’s a problem then just get more honey bee’s, they’re not native to the US anyway. We’ve got over 4,000 species of bee’s native to the US, the European Honey bee is not one of them.
“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...”
Also due to fewer and fewer beekeepers. I’m one of the last in my area and there used to be dozens :(