Murder hornets in Washington state

OK, you win this one.

You would think they would have colonized in a warm, Southern state

They got them! What a relief!

Kill them with fire!,

Washington state will continue to search for murder hornet nests.

Murder Hornets vs. The Stay-Pufft Marshmallow Men

Thanks for the new franchise, R6

Why do they stir up hysteria by calling it “murder” hornet? Now people are killing everything that buzzes, like honey bees.

r8 Read the articles. Murder hornets have to be eliminated. Otherwise, they will destroy all the honey bees in the United States.

[quote] Murder hornets have to be eliminated.

Can we lock them in a room with Trump, Pence, Barr, McConnell, Amy Covid Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh? Oh, and Clarence Thomas.

[quote]Murder hornets do not earn their moniker from killing people, however, with honeybees far more likely to be targeted. A honeybee colony can be decimated within a few hours, with the hornets decapitating their victims and feeding severed body parts to their young. This poses a gnawing concern for hobbyist beekeepers and even farmers in the US north-west, where managed honeybees are crucial for the pollination of crops such as blueberries and raspberries.

[quote]Asian giant hornets were first discovered in North America last year, popping up in British Columbia, Canada, before a handful of specimens made it south of the border to Washington state. The hornets, native to east Asia, most likely arrived on the continent clinging to imported goods sent via sea or air. A close relative of the hornet has already made separate inroads into France and the UK.

I've seen worse.

Send them to a Trump rally !!

Washington state captures two murder hornet queens alive, days after destroying first known nest

Scientists eradicated the first-ever found Asian giant "murder hornet" nest in the U.S. this week, shortly after discovering it. But two queens managed to evade capture — until now.

On Wednesday, Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) officials were able to cut down and remove the entire tree that once held the first known Asian giant hornet nest. When they cut into the tree to find the nest, scientists discovered two hornet queens. They posted a video showing the insects crawling inside vials.

WSDA said it is unclear whether both are virgin queens or if one is a virgin queen and one is the old queen, which started the nest.

Workers from the department had initially used a vacuum on October 24 to capture and kill 85 Asian giant hornets in the nest found in Whatcom County. They captured 13 live hornets for observation and research. In a blog post on Friday, WSDA announced that entomologists gathered to split open the log, which had been kept in a walk-in cooler to immobilize any hornets that were still alive. The department also shared new photos of the hornets and their nest. Workers from the department had initially used a vacuum on October 24 to capture and kill 85 Asian giant hornets in the nest found in Whatcom County. They captured 13 live hornets for observation and research.

In a blog post on Friday, WSDA announced that entomologists gathered to split open the log, which had been kept in a walk-in cooler to immobilize any hornets that were still alive. The department also shared new photos of the hornets and their nest. Scientists worked quickly to collect any remaining Asian giant hornets, many of which were still alive but not flying. WSDA reported both new queens and workers were in the nest, adding that many adult specimens were collected for further research. "At least between the time we conducted the eradication last Saturday and now, there were new queens emerging within the nest," spokesperson Karla Salp said. "There may have also been queens that emerged before we got there. We just don't know at this point." While examining the nest, the team found several larvae in the comb and white-capped cells with developing adults. Additionally, they uncovered the radio tag that led them to the nest in the first place — which appeared to have been chewed off.

Scientists said they plan to continue analyzing the contents of the nest over the next several days, as well as actively trying to trap hornets that may still be in the region. "There is still time to find another nest this year," WSDA said, adding that citizen scientist trappers in Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties are keeping their traps up until at least Thanksgiving.

The first Asian giant hornet in Washington state was spotted in December 2019, but it wasn't until July of this year that officials were able to trap one. Several more have since been trapped, all in Whatcom County, using a network of traps set up by both WSDA staff and hundreds of citizen scientists.

[quote] Washington state captures two murder hornet queens alive, days after destroying first known nest

Put them in Joni Ernst’s wig!

The Chinese agents released them there

[quote] The hornets, native to east Asia, most likely arrived on the continent clinging to imported goods sent via sea or air.

Fuck! I hope it wasn’t that bootleg DVD of The Mandalorian that I purchased on eBay!

You are a domestic terrorist R17

200 queens in the murder hornet nest. Each queen is capable of starting her own nest. Can you say exponential spreading?

Those Stay Puft marshmallow man/Stormtrooper get ups would be good for Covid living.

Don't be a queen, just be a drag.

This is stupid, I don't see Japanese people hide indoors just to avoid those "murder hornets" in the last 3,000 years. The sensation reporting in the US is truly unbelievable!

And it's really "lucky" for Chinese this time! Although the hornets exist in China too, they thrive in Japan. Otherwise you bet the American newspaper would just call it Chinese Murder hornets instead of Asian hornets.

r22 Murder hornets are dangerous because they kill honey bees, not because they kill people.

And Japanese bees have evolved defenses against the murder hornet. Our bees are helpless to this new predator in their ecosystem.

Somebody needs to drop a bunch of them on the Million MAGA March in Washington this weekend.

Oh sure, but what other nicknames can instanly grab your attention like Asian Giant Murder Hornets!

Murder Hornets and Coups: two of several topics in OP's fear porn rotation.

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Can we release them at all the gay events attended by maskless sluts?

You can never stop these pests they try but it never works. They tried in Florida to stop the citrus psyllid by cutting down people's citrus trees with armed police watching but gave up when they realized it was no use. By then they had destroyed thousands of people's backyard trees. Multiple foreign pests are running thru the country like ash tree borers that will never be stopped. They need to start trying to figure out mitigation strategies instead of wasting money trying to kill they all.

They killed Olivia

"A video being shared across social media shows the bees attacking the hornet after it enters their colony, and roasting it to death."

The Hive Circuit is brutal, I'm just saying.

I swear they are one of the things Billy Joel lists in We Didn’t Start the Fire?