NEW INVASIVE SPECIES, YELLOW LEGGED HORNET, COUSIN OF MURDER HORNET HAS LANDED IN GEORGIA

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'Yellow-legged hornets' land in U.S. - why authorities are warning about new invasive species​

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- First came the murder hornets, then the spotted lantern flies. Now, there's a new invasive species buzzing around.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has issued a warning about the invasive yellow-legged hornet.

According to the GDA, these hornets, also known as Asian hornet, were detected in Savannah, Georgia earlier this month - marking the first time they've ever been spotted in the U.S.

The yellow-legged hornet is native to southeast Asia but is also found in parts of Europe and the Middle East.

One of the biggest concerns with this insect is that it has the potential to threaten honey production, native pollinators, and a number of crops in the state.

The insect builds egg-shaped nests, often in trees, that can host up to 6,000 worker hornets.

The GDA is encouraging those who spot what they believe to be these yellow-legged hornets to take photos and file them on their website.

'Yellow-legged hornets' land in U.S. - why authorities are warning about new invasive species

The yellow-legged hornet - cousin of the so-called 'Murder Hornet' - has been spotted in Georgia for the first time.

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[Helico-pterFunk]

Firefighters deploy crane after Asian hornet nest discovered in tree

The deadly structure is the biggest ever discovered on Guernsey as the invasive species threatens to take hold.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Guernsey Civil Protection remove largest Asian hornet nest

 

[The Plutonian]

Can't stand them mfs. Bastards are evil!

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

I wish people stop calling it the Murder hornets and just call them Asian Giant hornets....




It makes you sound stupid...

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Just a little midday snack.


Light work.

 

[The Plutonian]

Just a little midday snack.


Light work.

He in there like fuck yo couch nugga! I'm eating!

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

@The Plutonian


No fucks given.

 

[Lurk Diggler]

Damn I’m already at war with mosquitoes and these fuckin carpenter bees

 

[tallblacknyc]

Just a little midday snack.


Light work.

Saw this vid the other day.. problem with them they would kill our bee colonies to

 

[godofwine]

Can't stand them mfs. Bastards are evil!

What? White people? I have several praying mantis egg cases in my garden from the years when I purchased them. You rarely ever see them, but you know they are doing the job. The place where I usually buy them are sold out for the season

Arbico.com

 

[godofwine]

Saw this vid the other day.. problem with them they would kill our bee colonies to

The problem with invasive species is they come to a place where there are no natural predators. Their natural predators are from where they're from. Here, there are no honey buzzards, and if honey buzzers were brought here to combat the murder hornets, they would probably attack more bees than they would attack murder hornets

 

[ORIGINAL NATION]

I would not be surprised if they were not purposely bought over. The honeybee's have been under attack by advocates of the devil for a long time now. It is not that long ago that the giant hornet was brought over here to try to help kill off the honeybee's. I guess the artificial fertilizers and pesticides were not doing it fast enough.

 

[The Plutonian]

What? White people? I have several praying mantis egg cases in my garden from the years when I purchased them. You rarely ever see them, but you know they are doing the job. The place where I usually buy them are sold out for the season

Arbico.com

Wasps, hornets, yellow jackets. They will sting yo ass for no reason! But yeah, white folk can kiss my ass too in general but all of them aren't evil. Most are.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

The problem with invasive species is they come to a place where there are no natural predators. Their natural predators are from where they're from. Here, there are no honey buzzards, and if honey buzzers were brought here to combat the murder hornets, they would probably attack more bees than they would attack murder hornets

Send in the honey badgers to battle the honey buzzards? Problem solved. I think. I talked to my inside sources.

 

[godofwine]

Send in the honey badgers to battle the honey buzzards? Problem solved. I think. I talked to my inside sources.

That makes absolutely no sense. You might as well say, "Send in Winnie the Pooh"

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

That makes absolutely no sense. You might as well say, "Send in Winnie the Pooh"

My inside sources were delivering some bullshit then. Damn!

 

[MistaPhantastic]

That makes absolutely no sense. You might as well say, "Send in Winnie the Pooh"

 

[Hey Julian!]

I wish people stop calling it the Murder hornets and just call them Asian Giant hornets....




It makes you sound stupid...

Personally, I call em “Hunan Homicide Hornets”.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

The truth about Asian hornets: how terrified should humans and honeybees actually be?

Ever since this ‘killer’ species arrived in the UK in 2016, there have been horror stories about it – and they have picked up pace in recent months. So are these hornets nasty predators or just misunderstood?

www.theguardian.com