One success, a long future of failure ahead of us

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux) 10/25/2020 at 12:43 • Filed to: murder hornets, 2020

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ClassicDatsunDebate > Just Jeepin' 10/25/2020 at 13:24

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I reckon if they would have named the Asian Gypsy moth the Asian Murder moth, there would have been more impetus to get rid of them.

Nick Has an Exocet > Just Jeepin' 10/25/2020 at 14:57

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I’m in favor of getting rid of anything with a 6mm long stinger that isn’t native.

dogisbadob > Just Jeepin' 10/25/2020 at 15:06

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They should import honey buzzards, the only predator to these hornets.

There is absolutely NO reason for these hornets to exist, and they serve no purpose.NO bee, wasp, or hornet needs a 6mm long stinger, and there is NO reason the venom needs to be that powerful. I mean come on, the bees they kill are 1/5 their size, WTF?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Just Jeepin' 10/25/2020 at 15:43

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If they have found one nest, how many more are out there?

Just Jeepin' > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/25/2020 at 15:49

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That’s the billion dollar question 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Just Jeepin' 10/25/2020 at 18:02

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Just Jeepin' > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/25/2020 at 18:08

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The dreaded meh 2.5L engine, sadly.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Just Jeepin' 10/25/2020 at 19:01

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LS swap, duh.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Just Jeepin' 10/25/2020 at 21:25

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if there was one area that could use a wildfire

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 10/25/2020 at 21:57

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Based on the fact they’ve barely crossed the border, probably just the one ... yet. Who knows how many are in Canada, which is where they’re coming in from. The big question is whether intensive effort to eradicate them will be successful. Luckily they’re all close to a major metro and farmland where people will notice them. If one or more nests succeeds in a full life cycle, it’s probably going to be very hard to stop them, because they have no natural predators here and the bees here don’t know how to defend themselves.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > dogisbadob 10/25/2020 at 22:01

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Things like these tend to develop on islands where they can fill an ecological niche that is usually filled by something else. They probably developed in Japan...