For the first time, Asian giant hornets have been spotted in the United States, specifically in Washington state, scientists say. Beekeepers have reported piles of dead bees with their heads ripped off, an alarming sight in a country with a rapidly declining bee population.

At more than two inches long, they're the world's largest hornets with a sting that can kill humans if stung multiple times, according to experts at the Washington State University. Researchers have nicknamed them "murder hornets."

Scientists don't know how these giant hornets native to Asia ended up in Washington state.

They're sometimes transported in international cargo -- in some cases deliberately, said Seth Truscott with WSU's college of agricultural, human and natural resource sciences.



Source: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/05/03/us/washington-giant-murder-hornets/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

Another war about to start.

Looks like Biological warfare is being fought secretly

This is a deadly assassin, half a dozen of it will wipe out a whole colony of bees and their queen just to eat their honey.

Any remedy in view?

The sting of a hornet is like the sting of 10wasps combined... Can't stand that

stainchris:
This is a deadly assassin, half a dozen of it will wipe out a whole colony of bees and their queen just to eat their honey.

are u serious?