giant asian hornets.
ive seen a few dead ones on the side of the roads here last year
giant asian hornets.
ive seen a few dead ones on the side of the roads here last year
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A few Asian hornets can anihilate an entire hive of bees in a matter of minutes. The sting can be fatal to humans and, even if not fatal is extremely painful. In addition to the venom is injects a chemical to make the sting more painful along with another chemical that attracts more Asian hornets to the scene.Originally Posted by W2IBC
I am pretty sure I saw one last summer. It was huge. It wasn't a Cicada killer and I am pretty darned sure it wasn't a European hornet. The verdict is not clear among entomologists as to whether or not it is in the USA. However, there are growing number of reports of people who claim to see it.
Last edited by n2ize; 04-24-2012 at 12:27 AM.
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oh its here im sure of it. came in via a boat. seems from what i read people seeing them are within about 300 miles from ports
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Yeah, and they were rowing the boat they came over in. too. The bastids
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oh these giant hornets are some bad news. if they was to get a real good foothold in beekeepers could be in for some serious problems
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I was speaking with an entomologist who claims that the Giant Asian Hornet (vespa mandarina) is not in North America and, even if it were to be carried here accidentally they won;t survive the North American winters. ... although I wouldn't bet on it if all our future winters are like this past one. However, he said that there may be a similar hornet, close to the same size and very close in appearance but much less aggressive that people are seeing. Who knows for sure ?
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Interesting about "Yellow Jackets"...I wonder if they are the same as European Wasps which first appeared in Tasmania in 1959 and eventually found their way to the mainland...They have gradually spread all along Eastern and SE Australia....They are now common everywhere....They make huge paper nests in the ground and hollows and like to be not too far from water...They are super aggressive and many people and pets have been severely injured when attacked by individual wasps and swarms...We have them here around the garden...They like warm weather ...They apparently are attracted to anything sweet like soda drink, BBQ's and you often see swarms of them around the front of stationary cars feeding on insect carcases such as grasshoppers etc...
For some reason the buggers are attracted to me and I often have to get a spray can to zap them...Pretty correct about hair spray or anything like that...They seem to be very fragile and one zap knocks them down...I like to test my "dead eye Dick" accuracy when I have a few get into my workshop...Nearly every time, Bob 1, wasp 0...I have kept a couple of hives of bees for years and havn't found the wasps a problem with them...My bees are downright mean but know me and generally leave me alone...
I added a couple of pics of the European Wasp and wonder if it is similar to your Yellow Jacket...EU wasps reach about 2.5cm in length and can bite continuously..
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Yes, those look very similar to what I think of as Yellow Jackets and your description also fits. Nasty little bastids.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowjacket
the yellowjacket looks similar to the euro hornet but alot smaller 12mm or 1/2in
very agressive
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They do not make good house pets.
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