They passed a beacon by insects captured alive, so they came across the colony.

US professionals dressed in protective gear successfully sniffed out the wood for the first giant hornet or killer wasp nest from Asia discovered since the insects were brought to the United States. Experts from the Washington State Department of Agriculture have been looking for wasps that have grown to 5-6 inches.

Wasps imported from Asia are primarily dangerous to bees because a few wasps can destroy an entire bee colony in a matter of hours. People are not safe from them either, because with their bites larger than half an inch, they can sting multiple times and inject large amounts of strong venom into the bodies of their victims. Additionally, the killer wasp can spit venom into its victim’s eyes, causing corrosive pain. Despite their names, these wasps kill only a few dozen people a year in Asia, where they are native, while traditional wasps and bees are much more deadly, killing about 60 people a year in the United States.

Professionals were able to track the wasps’ nest by capturing several live wasps to which a radio transmitter was attached with dental floss, and one led them back to the nest, which was about the size of a basketball and contained between 100 and 200 wasps. Authorities said the tree the nest was in was cut down and inspected to make sure all the insects were completely destroyed and to see if the queens had left the nest earlier, that they could establish more and more nests.

Asian giant wasps were first sighted last December in Blaine, Washington, USA.



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