Murder hornets could pose 'serious danger' in North America this spring
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A Washington State Department of Agriculture worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree in Blaine, Wash. in October.
A Washington State Department of Agriculture worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree in Blaine, Wash.A Washington State Department of Agriculture worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree in Blaine, Wash. in October. PHOTO BY ELAINE THOMPSON /The Canadian Press
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If a potential third wave of COVID-19 wasn’t enough, now those darn murder hornets are back in the news.
Scientists are cautioning that the hornets will present a “serious danger” this spring in North America.
“This is not a species we want to tolerate here in the United States,” Sven-Erik Spichiger, of the Washington state Department of Agriculture, said. “The Asian giant hornet is not supposed to be here.”
Spichiger said they’re keying on wiping out as many nests as possible this spring, according to the New York Post.
“We may not get them all, but we will get as many as we can,” he said.
Paul van Westendorp, of the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, said the insects risk causing harm to people as well as honeybees that pollinate crops.
“It’s an absolutely serious danger to our health and well-being. These are intimidating insects,” van Westendorp said.
They are focusing their efforts in Washington State and the Fraser Valley of British Columbia.
They will attempt to capture queens using orange juice and rice cooking wine in traps.
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A Washington State Department of Agriculture worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree in Blaine, Wash. in October.
A Washington State Department of Agriculture worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree in Blaine, Wash.A Washington State Department of Agriculture worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree in Blaine, Wash. in October. PHOTO BY ELAINE THOMPSON /The Canadian Press
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If a potential third wave of COVID-19 wasn’t enough, now those darn murder hornets are back in the news.
Scientists are cautioning that the hornets will present a “serious danger” this spring in North America.
“This is not a species we want to tolerate here in the United States,” Sven-Erik Spichiger, of the Washington state Department of Agriculture, said. “The Asian giant hornet is not supposed to be here.”
Spichiger said they’re keying on wiping out as many nests as possible this spring, according to the New York Post.
“We may not get them all, but we will get as many as we can,” he said.
Paul van Westendorp, of the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, said the insects risk causing harm to people as well as honeybees that pollinate crops.
“It’s an absolutely serious danger to our health and well-being. These are intimidating insects,” van Westendorp said.
They are focusing their efforts in Washington State and the Fraser Valley of British Columbia.
They will attempt to capture queens using orange juice and rice cooking wine in traps.
Murder hornets will be ‘serious danger’ this spring, scientists warn
Scientists are warning that so-called murder hornets will present a “serious danger” this spring — and say they’re working to prevent the invasive species from becoming a permanen…
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Murder hornets could pose 'serious danger' in North America this spring
If a potential third wave of COVID-19 wasn't enough, now those darn murder hornets are back in the news.
