If you have been watching the news lately, you have undoubtedly heard the phrase "murder hornet" being thrown around. There’s a lot of fear-mongering and sensationalism out there. We’re all stressed out and anything nicknamed a “murder hornet” can’t be good.
The Arthro-Pod gang is here with a special podcast episode to tell you it will be okay and there is little/no chance of you being murdered by one of these hornets. If you have a life-threatening allergy to bees/wasp venom, and even if you don’t, be aware of your surroundings and avoid disturbing hives or nests. Even the cutest, most helpful honey bee will sting you of she thinks the colony is in danger.
We are including some helpful resources here from reliable sources if you
are interested in learning more about the Asian giant hornet, Vespa
mandarinia. But please stop calling it the “murder hornet”.
Entomologists do not and have never referred to them as such.
Bottom line: Chill don’t kill.
Resources
Penn State extension publication
https://extension.psu.edu/asian-giant-hornets
Purdue Landscape Report
https://www.purduelandscapereport.org/article/murder-hornets-should-you-panic-probably-not-heres-why/
University of Kentucky infographic
https://kentuckypestnews.wordpress.com/2020/05/05/asian-giant-hornet-in-the-news-but-not-kentucky/
Bottom line: Chill don’t kill.
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| Photo: Quinlyn Baine, Washington State Department of Agriculture. |
SDA APHID New Pest Response Guidelines (Last update 2020)
Washington State:
Asian Giant Hornet in the Pacific Northwest
Presentation by entomologist Chris Looney (March 2020) from Washington State Department of Ag
Washington State Department of Agriculture
WSDA - Hornet FB Page
https://extension.psu.edu/asian-giant-hornets
Purdue Landscape Report
https://www.purduelandscapereport.org/article/murder-hornets-should-you-panic-probably-not-heres-why/
University of Kentucky infographic
https://kentuckypestnews.wordpress.com/2020/05/05/asian-giant-hornet-in-the-news-but-not-kentucky/
Info from North Carolina State
University of West Virginia
New York IPM response
Interview from University of California Riverside
Texas A&M post on giant hornets
https://citybugs.tamu.edu/2020/05/05/giant-hornets/
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