Dear Friends:
Remember a few years ago (3-7-12-17-22?) when there was a big panic about 'African Killer Bees' invading North America and just like the shark in 'Jaws' it made people afraid to go out into the yard again?
Well ya ain't seen nothin yet kids, 2020 just keeps getting better and better!
Asian giant hornets, which have been not-so-fondly dubbed murder hornets, have made their way to North America.
“They’re like something out of a monster cartoon with this huge yellow-orange face,” said Susan Cobey, a bee breeder in the entomology department of Washington State University (WSU), in an April news release.
Officials in B.C. issued a warning in March about the winter-hibernating hornets appearing this spring and summer after some were found in White Rock, B.C. as well as neighbouring Washington state late last year.
“The Asian giant hornet is classified as a serious honeybee predator. Asian giant hornets hunt insects for food and generally are not interested in humans, pets and livestock. When their nest is disturbed, they will attack with painful stings, which can be hazardous to people’s health,” a provincial bulletin reads.
They were discovered in British Columbia last summer but there’s growing concern the insects are establishing themselves in the U.S. and Canada.
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