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Beekeeping => Pests and Diseases => Topic started by: New2Bees on May 05, 2020, 12:04:04 pm

Title: Asian Giant Hornets - Murder - Vespa Mandarinia Magnifica - Solution to protect?
Post by: New2Bees on May 05, 2020, 12:04:04 pm
If you haven't heard of these hornets, you will eventually...they're a problem in the making. You can search "murder hornets" for more information. Ideally, these hornets will be eradicated, or kept to minimal populations..but maybe not:(

Problem:
They invade and destroy bee colonies/hives.

Solution?
Since the hornets are physically WAY bigger than the bees, couldn't we just put a screen over the hives? Holes big enough for the bees, but too small for the hornets?

That's just an off the cuff thought I had of a way to immediately protect the beehive.

What do you folks think?
Title: Re: Asian Giant Hornets - Murder - Vespa Mandarinia Magnifica - Solution to protect?
Post by: Jen on May 05, 2020, 12:17:44 pm
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Title: Re: Asian Giant Hornets - Murder - Vespa Mandarinia Magnifica - Solution to protect?
Post by: Bakersdozen on May 05, 2020, 01:48:48 pm
New2Bees, welcome to the forum.  I see this is your first post.
The Asian Hornet is making all the social media posts these days.  I believe they were spotted in Washington State?
My hope is that the spread will be similar to the Africanized Honey Bee. Yes, AHB are a big issue in Texas and the Gulf states.  It was predicted that they would be moved up to Kansas by now, and so far so good.  Occasionally we get a hot hive that we need to requeen.  I have had one of those myself. 
Yellow Jackets are an issue here.  They are a menace to bees and people.
Title: Re: Asian Giant Hornets - Murder - Vespa Mandarinia Magnifica - Solution to protect?
Post by: Mikey N.C. on May 11, 2020, 02:42:34 pm
If u read the social media crap, they also say that Japanese honey bees , found a way to smother hornet and over heat it. That's what they all do.
Title: Re: Asian Giant Hornets - Murder - Vespa Mandarinia Magnifica - Solution to protect?
Post by: Zweefer on May 20, 2020, 11:04:23 am
I'm a couple days late to the party, but welcome New2Bees!  Why don't you pop over to the Welcome forum and introduce yourself?