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WSU scientists enlist citizens in hunt for giant, bee-killing hornet

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May 03, 2020, 02:57 PM
tanner
WSU scientists enlist citizens in hunt for giant, bee-killing hornet
A heads up to our PNW members on a new pest from China. These evil buggers have the potential to wreak some havoc on our crops and other agricultural products that depend on pollination.





https://news.wsu.edu/2020/04/0...-bee-killing-hornet/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...Asia-invaded-US.html



May 03, 2020, 03:05 PM
kkina
Those little beasties kill 30-40 people a year in Japan.



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May 03, 2020, 03:06 PM
sigfreund
Swell.
Another present from Asia. Roll Eyes




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May 03, 2020, 03:12 PM
kkina
The world's going full Biblical.



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May 03, 2020, 03:15 PM
nhtagmember
I read about this yesterday. Holy shit. I wonder if these little bastards are ADSB compliant?
May 03, 2020, 03:16 PM
M'headSig
I saw those suckers in Japan. They are no joke.
May 03, 2020, 03:21 PM
kkina




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May 03, 2020, 03:41 PM
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With fire, fellas, with FIRE!!!


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May 03, 2020, 03:49 PM
Scoobaru
Dude, murder these things... when I visit the PNW I’ll be slinging a can of starting fluid and an aim ‘n flame. This is the last thing WA state needs.



May 03, 2020, 03:58 PM
Jimbo54
quote:
Originally posted by Scoobaru:
Dude, murder these things... when I visit the PNW I’ll be slinging a can of starting fluid and an aim ‘n flame. This is the last thing WA state needs.


Yeah, it'd just be my luck to survive COVID and our commie governors extended shutdown only to be killed by a bunch of these monsters. Eek

Jim


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May 03, 2020, 04:19 PM
kkina
These bastages carry their own version of a 10mm that can penetrate ordinary bee-suits...





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May 03, 2020, 04:57 PM
Oat_Action_Man
Are these only suppose to be in the PNW?

I saw a big mofo that looked sorta like that, seemingly making its way behind my cedar shakes this afternoon.


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May 03, 2020, 05:03 PM
Jimbo54
quote:
Originally posted by Oat_Action_Man:
Are these only suppose to be in the PNW?

I saw a big mofo that looked sorta like that, seemingly making its way behind my cedar shakes this afternoon.


All I've heard is that the only verified sightings are in western Wa. so far.

Jim


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May 03, 2020, 05:19 PM
David Lee
Brother had talked about a huge bee in upstate NY which bit the heads off loads of honey bees swarmed in the old timbers of his old garage.
May 03, 2020, 05:29 PM
kkina
quote:
Originally posted by David Lee:
Brother had talked about a huge bee in upstate NY which bit the heads off loads of honey bees swarmed in the old timbers of his old garage.

That's their typical MO, yes.



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May 03, 2020, 05:46 PM
2BobTanner
Damn thing looks like a “Tracker Jacker” from the Hunger Games movies. Eek


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May 03, 2020, 06:45 PM
chongosuerte
We had something that looked like that in NC when I was growing up...parents even called it a "Japanese Hornet". Huge, mean looking thing. And not a Cicada killer.




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May 03, 2020, 06:53 PM
gearhounds
quote:
Originally posted by chongosuerte:
We had something that looked like that in NC when I was growing up...parents even called it a "Japanese Hornet". Huge, mean looking thing. And not a Cicada killer.

Probably a European hornet; they’ve been around for decades. 2-3X larger than a Bald Faced hornet (The black and white ones)





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May 03, 2020, 07:02 PM
Jimbo54
quote:
Originally posted by gearhounds:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by chongosuerte:
We had something that looked like that in NC when I was growing up...parents even called it a "Japanese Hornet". Huge, mean looking thing. And not a Cicada killer.

Probably a European hornet; they’ve been around for decades.


That makes sense, because the only VERIFIED sightings have been in western Wa. and WSDA has been all over it.

Jim


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May 03, 2020, 07:28 PM
HayesGreener
When I was in Southeast Asia working with some SF guys we learned the Meo (Hmong) tribesmen had a dirty trick for their enemies where they would take a nest of these damn things at night and plant it in their enemy's camp. There was hell to pay when the sun came up.


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