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First it was Africanized “Killer” bees coming up from South America, where the local honey bees were cross bred with the African Lowland honey bee, in order to increase honey production. Not a good idea. This highly aggressive cross will react to disturbances faster than local honey bees. They have chased people a quarter of a mile, and they have killed humans, with victims receiving ten times more stings than from local honey bees. Now what?
\n“Asian Murder Hornets”<\/p>\n
By Robert Gearty<\/strong><\/p>\n Beekeepers<\/a> are fretting about a deadly threat from Asia.<\/p>\n Deadly hornets<\/a> from Asia that measure up to 2 inches long have been found for the first time in the U.S., with researchers worried that the insects are colonizing, the New York Post<\/a> reported Saturday.<\/p>\n The \u201cmurder hornets,\u201d as the aggressive insects are known, can wipe out bee colonies within hours and have stingers long and powerful enough to puncture beekeeping suits, according to the paper.<\/p>\n In Japan, the hornets kill up to 50 people a year, according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n In the state of Washington, beekeepers have already seen the hornets devastate their hives, according to the paper.<\/p>\n The hornet has a distinctive look, with a cartoonishly fierce face featuring teardrop eyes like Spider-Man, orange and black stripes that extend down its body like a tiger and broad, wispy wings like a small dragonfly, The Times reported.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is our window to keep it from establishing,\u201d Washington state entomologist Chris Looney told The Times. \u201cIf we can\u2019t do it in the next couple of years, it probably can\u2019t be done.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Anything else Asia wants to throw at us? Coronavirus, now this. Can’t wait to see what comes next. Read the rest of the article here: Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"