asian giant hornet
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An Invasive Hornet That Murders Honeybees Has Arrived
The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced earlier this week that a beekeeper in Savannah found an unusual insect later identified by University of Georgia officials as a yellow-legged hornet. Yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) are an invasive species that decimate honeybee colonies, which are all-you-can-eat buffets to the hornets. They are native to southeast Asia but…
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More Murder Hornet Nests Found in Washington State
Officials with the Washington State Department of Agriculture have eradicated their second Asian giant hornet nest of the year, but a third nest was spotted nearby. Which, uh oh.
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Honeybees Fend Off Asian Giant Hornets With Poop
Attacks by giant hornets, relatives of murder hornets, on honeybee hives are absolutely horrifying. Worker hornets identify bee hives and then bring in reinforcements of two to dozens of others, slaughtering bees at a rate of up to one per 14 seconds and sawing off their heads to gather protein-rich thoraxes and feast on pupae…
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Just in Time for ‘Slaughter Phase,’ Scientists Find First Murder Hornet Nest in the U.S.
Entomologists in Washington have confirmed the existence of a nest of Asian giant hornets, more fondly known as murder hornets. The nest is the first such breeding ground discovered in the United States, confirming fears that the invasive species could become established and severely threaten the country’s fragile bee population, as well as possibly attack…