'Murder hornets' have arrived in the U.S. — here's what you should know...

[crashbandicoot]

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I like anything that goes bang!

 

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[ARC]

WELLLLLL.... Mosquitos even get in the house sometimes...

Dogs hate em as well... I say the word "mosquito" and they bark.

It drives me a bit looney when the little bassturds get in the house ... wanna know why ? ?

Because they love to hang out under the couch it seems... annndddd do you wanna know why they choose THAT spot ? ? ?

It has become VERY apparent that that particular spot is close to their favorite food...

AND>... do you wanna know what that mostly consists of ? ? ?

MY DAMN ANKLES...

Arrrrgggg.

Fragging scratch till ya draw blood sometimes after several bites :/

ITs like they bite on top of a bite sometimes .

OH ! ad I must not forget the other spot WHICH they don't get as often BUT IS WORSE...

Top of the foot... Oh eerrrr sheesh man... :/

And I get bit more than anyone ele for some reason... they like my "scent"... heh :/ I don't know wtf.... but ehhh hheh

 

[Oregon Viking]

I cannot stand mosquitoes... they do suck... literally.

Blood sucking vermin they are.

Florida has no shortage of em.

Yeh! It's flat down there... oceans on either side... no bats or swallows??

 

[dts52]

I invite you to Western Pa where in my backyard after sunrise or around sunset and you will be eaten alive by those little pests. I've not seen many regular bees around here for a few years, but plenty of stink bugs. Thanks Asia. As of late the stink bug population has dwindled and without any natural enemies I'm thinking an imported predator like the murder hornet could be killing them off. Maybe?

Or you could enjoy a walk at dusk in a marsh along Connecticut’s coastline where the no-see-ums can easily drive one insane.
Like you, honeybees have become something of a novelty here. My Dad was a beekeeper and the skunks, bears and new viruses gradually killed off all his hives. What a shame.
dts

 

[GoDeep]

Does anything good come out of Asia ?

This was just an attempt at humor right and you're really not that small minded? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, though some on this forum, i'm not so sure about.

Not all exclusively Asian inventions in my list, but quality products such as Mori Seiki, Kitamura, Okuma etc CNC lathes and mills. Yamaha musical instruments such as the Grand Piano. Hi-Fi electronics such as Sony, Onkyo, yamaha etc. Yamaha and Honda Outboard motors. Automobiles. Precision measuring instruments such as Mitutoyo. Swords and cutlery. Older inventions include Porcelain, Gun powder, fireworks, the seismograph, Iron and steel smelting, printing, paper, repeatable weaponry etc etc etc.

 

[ARC]

Yeh! It's flat down there... oceans on either side... no bats or swallows??

Oh yeah,,, we have bats and swallows... and every other thing that breaths air or water.

 

[Oregon Viking]

Oh yeah,,, we have bats and swallows... and every other thing that breaths air or water.

Is there other things...to breathe besides air and water??

 

[ARC]

Is there other things...to breathe besides air and water??

Why yes there is... take me for example...

I breathe Rum whenever possible.

:P

 

[Oregon Viking]

Why yes there is... take me for example...

I breathe Rum whenever possible.

:P

I agree.

 

[wainzoid]

This was just an attempt at humor right and you're really not that small minded? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, though some on this forum, i'm not so sure about.

Not all exclusively Asian inventions in my list, but quality products such as Mori Seiki, Kitamura, Okuma etc CNC lathes and mills. Yamaha musical instruments such as the Grand Piano. Hi-Fi electronics such as Sony, Onkyo, yamaha etc. Yamaha and Honda Outboard motors. Automobiles. Precision measuring instruments such as Mitutoyo. Swords and cutlery. Older inventions include Porcelain, Gun powder, fireworks, the seismograph, Iron and steel smelting, printing, paper, repeatable weaponry etc etc etc.

You forgot:
Kudzu
Multiflora rose
Barberry
Autumn olive
Giant hogweed
Honeysuckle
Hemlock woolly adelgid
Emerald ash borer
Stink bug
Gypsy moth
Lantern fly
Chestnut blight
Feral hog
Feral cat
Burmese python
Northern snakehead
Asian carp
The Kung flu
And there is a few more

 

[cw0909]

back in the summer 2020, i thought i was seeing those
Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia) here in ohio
the AGH
https://bygl.osu.edu/sites/default/...spa_mandarinia_japonica1 KENPEI Wikimedia.jpg
https://bygl.osu.edu/sites/default/...inia_aponica Michael J. Trout Wikimedia_0.jpg

gave a dead one to a bee keeper and it was a European hornet
European hornet
https://bygl.osu.edu/sites/default/files/inline-images/European Hornet - JB_1.jpg

 

[Tedyoh]

Could have been I suppose....it was 3 or 4 years ago....but I distinctly remember the yellow heads and my dad saying they were Asian hornets when we were watching them snatch his honey bees out of mid air.....if it wasn't so long ago I'd look in that hole in the tree for carcasses....and would have reported it....back then didnt think it wasn't anything "special" as they were harassing his hives for a few years prior to their destruction......also had a few come in my house at night time when I had people over, through the deck door.....they would just fly around the kitchen light and bounce off the globe.

 

[Rookster]

Good afternoon folks. Finally some nice temp. 68 today and 70 tomorrow.

 

[ARC]

Good afternoon folks. Finally some nice temp. 68 today and 70 tomorrow.

And no hornets I presume ? ? ?

 

[Rookster]

No hornets that we can detect. Although we know they are lurking.

 

[ARC]

You know what I don't get... whenever something is invading us... its always here to do harm.

Why cant something invade us and like give us backrubs or foot massages or anything that is "good". heh

 

[KEYSHUNTER]

guess you should stop by a strip mall ...

 

[dowser]

I few years back I purchased various butterfly bushes off Burgess. One of the bushes that came was a South west variety of milkweed. I live in Northern Michigan. This milkweed has slimmer leaves and flower pods. Last fall it was getting frequented by a super sized hornet, similar to the pic. I couldn't get close enough for a good pic, it chases me, and am not sure how to kill it, or them. I didnt want to spray the flowers because of other stuff feeding. I never thought a hornet that big was around here. I'll have to get a pic this summer when it returns to feed. It sure loves these flowers compared to local milkweed.

 

[tamrock]

There are some new methods underway at fighting back on these nasty hornets

 

[HowMuchAreTheSparklers]

Don't dig mud holes.