Giant Asian Hornets spotted in Hazel Park.

**Dan Wesson** · May-04-20, 06:38 PM

It will feel good when it quits hurting.
They pack a wallop the giant hornets do.

**Zacha341** · May-04-20, 06:48 PM

^ Gosh that thing looks like it could spit-polish a junk yard engine valve cover!

Just drop it under the hood overnight!

**Dan Wesson** · May-05-20, 01:24 PM

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**mallory** · May-05-20, 03:38 PM

Hello, Mr. Hornet. Meet Mr. Size 11.5 shoe.

**jcole** · May-05-20, 04:53 PM

"As we told you ... sightings of Asian "murder" hornets are spiking in Washington, but reports from everyday citizens are mostly false.

Coyote says it's important to remember only a single hornet has actually been found in the United States, and it's dead. CP says entomologists are working to find a potential colony, and if they do, the hornets will be eradicated before they can wreak havoc on humans and bees."
https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/05/coyot...united-states/

**Dan Wesson** · May-12-20, 05:56 PM

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**Zacha341** · May-12-20, 06:53 PM

^^^ Double LOL!!

**Gistok** · May-14-20, 04:25 PM

80 posts over 1 dead hornet.... yikes you people been quarantined too long!

**jcole** · May-14-20, 07:27 PM

Warning: not suitable for the squeamish
https://youtu.be/xvPk7EXxdUE

**Zacha341** · May-14-20, 08:34 PM

^^^ Eh-er Burrr-RiP!! I wonder if the Mantis needed some Pink Pepto later for indigestion!

**jcole** · May-14-20, 08:43 PM

I just loved the Mantis zeal for the job

Originally Posted by Zacha341

^^^ Eh-er Burrr-RiP!! I wonder if the Mantis needed some Pink Pepto later for indigestion!

**Honky Tonk** · May-14-20, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by jcole

Warning: not suitable for the squeamish
https://youtu.be/xvPk7EXxdUE

Now I'm hungry...

**Jimaz** · October-26-20, 08:46 AM

First 'murder hornet' nest found in US successfully removed

They tied the tracking devices on with dental floss and emptied the nest with a vacuum cleaner. How'd you like to have that job?

**jcole** · October-26-20, 08:48 AM

Didn't they knock the hornets out or at least sedate them first?

Originally Posted by Jimaz

First 'murder hornet' nest found in US successfully removed

They tied the tracking devices on with dental floss and emptied the nest with a vacuum cleaner. How'd you like to have that job?

**Jimaz** · October-26-20, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by jcole

Didn't they knock the hornets out or at least sedate them first?

I haven't heard. They use smoke on normal bees to pacify them. Maybe they did that. They use vacuums on normal bees too. They say these hornets can sting through a beekeeper's suit.

There's a photo of the transmitter being tied to a hornet here:
First nest of ‘murder hornets’ in US destroyed

It looks like they're using an inflated or padded suit here:
First known ‘murder hornet’ nest found in US

**Zacha341** · October-26-20, 10:11 AM

Won't the killer Michigan winter off them if nothing else does? LOL!

**jcole** · October-26-20, 12:31 PM

I don't think they are here; I believe they are in Oregon or Washington State.

Originally Posted by Zacha341

Won't the killer Michigan winter off them if nothing else does? LOL!

**Jimaz** · November-04-20, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by jcole

I don't think they are here; I believe they are in Oregon or Washington State.

Well, Danny started this thread with a local report. Granted, that alone doesn't mean it's a local problem yet.

Here's an update from Washington State:

Two 'murder hornet' queens captured days after first nest destroyed in US

Those suits would make great Halloween costumes. They look like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

I think the biggest concern is how they might affect bee populations. They're already stressed and there's a heck of a lot of agriculture dependent on bees.

**hybridy** · November-04-20, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Zacha341

Won't the killer Michigan winter off them if nothing else does? LOL!

The workers die off in winter. The queens burrow into the ground and go dormant then reemerge in spring and spawn off a new pile of BeBes

**jcole** · November-04-20, 02:33 PM

Yes, but Danny started it 4 years ago over a different species, Giant Asian Wasps, not Murder Hornets, which actually turned out to be Cicada Killer Wasps.

Originally Posted by Jimaz

Well, Danny started this thread with a local report. Granted, that alone doesn't mean it's a local problem yet.

**Jimaz** · November-04-20, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by jcole

Yes, but Danny started it 4 years ago over a different species, Giant Asian Wasps, not Murder Hornets, which actually turned out to be Cicada Killer Wasps.

Ah, thanks. I missed that.

**Gistok** · November-05-20, 01:00 AM

... actually that was 6 years ago...

**jcole** · November-05-20, 07:40 AM

Yeah, you're right; it said 2014 so my brain said "4'. Thanks

Originally Posted by Gistok

... actually that was 6 years ago...

**Jimaz** · October-10-21, 03:54 PM

I think this is in South Korea. The captions don't help at all.
Clever that they flag the wasp taking the bait to get a heading on the nest.
He needs a vacuum or at least a larger net.