FRANCE: Killer Asian giant hornets, which average 2 inches in length and have killed six people in France, appear to be making their way to Sussex and Kent in England, bee experts’ fear. The intruder hornets, which not only pose a threat to susceptible humans, but also domestic honeybee populations, will be discussed at a summit meeting by beekeepers.
The Asian giant hornet is known to kill bees one by one until the colony is exhausted. They then move in and take all the honey. The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), known colloquially as the yak-killer hornet, originates from temperate and tropical Eastern Asian regions. Experts believe that got into France in some Chinese pot plants nine years ago.
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