Have you heard about ASIAN MURDER HORNETS? They destroy beehives by biting off the heads of bees. Where?
Sad to report a nest was found in Blaine, Washington near the Canadian Border by Washington State Entomologists. They suspect there are more of them in the states. That nest will be destroyed.
It was reported, though without location name or the word "murder", on the BBC News today. The report said these hornets have a powerful sting, prey on other bees, and described this nest as the "first found in the USA".
Years ago there were some bees that were heading for the US. I forget what they were named but we lived in fear and as far as I know nothing happened. So maybe this is another such thing. It does give us a break from the usual dreck. Thank you for your reply Durdle. Biting off the heads of your "enemy" is like guillotining them right? Like that saudi crown prince ordered done to Khashoggie awhile back? In a perfect world the beheader becomes a beheadee. Karma. Thank you for your reply! :)
This post was edited by RosieG at October 27, 2020 4:01 AM MDT
Foreign animal and plant species create problems all over the place, because the ecology of their new homes can't recognise and cope with them properly.
Some are notifiable in the UK, like those hornets, the Colorado Beetle and the Japanese Knotweed. The Dutch are investigating using a species of louse from Japan that feeds on the Knotweed but not as far as known on any other plant, so are performing very careful trials to see if it will control that plant without harming anything else.
Durdle 