Insect experts say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder hornet”—unless you are a beekeeper or a honeybee.
The Asian giant hornet has been spotted in Washington state and scientists are racing the clock to track it down after a beekeeper said it decimated his entire honeybee colony.Insect experts say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder hornet” — unless you are a beekeeper or a honeybee.that grabbed headlines this week aren’t big killers of humans, although it does happen on rare occasions.
Looney has a message for Americans: These hornets are not coming to get you. “The number of people who are stung and have to seek medical attention is incredibly small,” he said in an interview. University of Illinois entomologist May Berenbaum said of the worry: “People are afraid of the wrong thing. The scariest insect out there are mosquitoes. People don’t think twice about them. If anyone’s a murder insect, it would be a mosquito.”from malaria, dengue fever and other diseases, according to the World Health Organization. Asian giant hornets at most kill a few dozen people a year and some experts said it's probably far less.
“This is 99% media hype and frankly I’m getting tired of it,” said University of Delaware entomologist Doug Tallamy. “Murder hornet? Please.”
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