British Columbia resigned to a 'long fight' after 2020's efforts to track and kill the invasive insects ended in frustration'Murder hornets': race to protect North America's honeybees from giant invaderRead more in our series Biodiversity: what happened next?The year 2020 is not one that beekeepers in Washington state and the Canadian province of British Columbia are likely to forget in a hurry. Since the spring, experts in both states have been gripped by fears of Vespa mandarinia, a hulking insect whose voracious appetite for honeybees and stealthy spread could pose a threat to the region's vulnerable ecosystem.I squeezed [the queen] on her thorax ... and this huge stinger came out. And the giant mandibles moved, trying to bite me. It was really quite beautiful Continue reading...
Beekeepers brace for next round with Canada's 'murder hornets'
1. ledna 2021 12:15
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/01/beekeepers-brace-for-next-round-with-canada-murder-hornets-aoe
Zdroj: The Guardian