Giant Hornet
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Asian honeybees use poop as ‘tool’ to repel murderous giant hornetsResearchers say it's the first known case of bees using a tool in nature. In this case, that tool is stool.TrendingDec 10, 2020
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Another ‘murder hornet’ spotted in B.C.The insect was found in Aldergrove eight days after an Asian giant hornet sighting in Abbotsford.EnvironmentNov 10, 2020
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Two ‘murder hornet’ queens captured in Washington state stingThe Asian giant hornet nest was eradicated in Blaine, Wash., a few kilometres south of the border with Canada.CanadaOct 29, 2020
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Two more ‘murder hornets’ found just 13 km from B.C. borderBoth hornets were found in Birch Bay, just south of Blaine and a 20-minute drive from the Peace Arch border crossing.EnvironmentAug 29, 2020
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‘Murder hornet’: Asian invader is death on wings for bees in Canada, U.S.The Asian giant hornet stings through clothing like a red-hot needle and slaughters honeybees by the thousands.TrendingMay 4, 2020
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Invasive, honeybee-eating Asian giant hornets discovered near B.C. border in Washington stateThe hornets were detected on Vancouver Island earlier this year, prompting officials to issue an alert and mobilize to destroy their colony.Dec 23, 2019
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