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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Where the heck is the USI’m?
Undocumented murder wasps have rights too...
Getting rid of an old tree is expensive.
Now I have a new plan to remove that old rotted out tree for free:
Step 1. Get some murder hornets...
“protect native honeybees,”
Honeybees aren’t any more native than Murder Hornets.
“Where the heck is the USI’m?”
Short for “US - I’m outta here!”
You know those "Help Wanted" signs seen everywhere...
(and to think some people criticized those snazzy MAGA hats on pigeons)
“””” have been searching for nests since the first Asian giant hornets “””””
Dat raciss. They changed the name of the Asian carp that are destroying the Mississippi river to Silver Carp.
Wouldn’t want to offend those lovely Chinese people.
Either those are might small radio tracking devices or mighty large hornets. Or both.
The property owner has given permission for agency staff to eradicate the nest and remove the tree, if necessary.
Nice of him.
Unfortunately, the first 297 entomologists who attempted to do that for us, are no longer among the living.
Love those missiles on top of the winglets!
I can sweep back the tide with a broom.
I’m not worried ... I wear a mask.
Considering they've been here since the 17th century, they were granted resident status a couple hundred years ago.............Sheesh!
What's up with you pseudo know it all's anyway?
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