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First Male 'Murder Hornet' Trapped In US: Here's Why That's A Good Thing, Researchers Say First Male 'Murder Hornet' Trapped In US: Here's Why That's A Good Thing, Researchers Say
First Male 'Murder Hornet' Trapped In US: Here's Why That's A Good Thing, Researchers Say The first male Asian giant hornet, so-called "Murder Hornet," has been trapped in the United States. And that's a good thing. Researchers say it's progress because they want to eradicate the vicious insects before they wipe out bee colonies and cause harm to humans here. Even beekeeper suits are not protection from a sting from the Asian giant hornet, which kills dozens of humans annually in Japan. The insect was captured near Custer, Washington in a bottle trap near where a mated queen was found dead earlier this year and a suspected bee kill was reported in 2019, the Washington Sta…

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