{"id":267,"date":"2020-05-04T20:35:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/columbiamga\/?p=267"},"modified":"2020-05-04T20:35:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:35:13","slug":"sizing-up-the-asian-giant-hornet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/columbiamga\/2020\/05\/04\/sizing-up-the-asian-giant-hornet\/","title":{"rendered":"Sizing up the Asian Giant Hornet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As you start to see posts about the &#8216;murder hornets&#8217;, please note that they&#8217;re a huge threat to our nation&#8217;s **honey bees**. They&#8217;re less a threat to people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;re in Washington state, so Oregonians should be on the lookout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most important &#8211; learn to ID them and distinguish them from native insects. Don&#8217;t indiscriminately spray and kill. If you think you see one, take a photo if you can do so safely, and report it to your Extension office or to Oregon&#8217;s Invasive Species hotline: 1-866-INVADER. ~ OSU Master Gardeners<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3378\/files\/2020\/05\/asian-hornet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3378\/files\/2020\/05\/asian-hornet.jpg 723w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3378\/files\/2020\/05\/asian-hornet-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wsu-insider\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"srWFQxEvTf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/press-release\/2020\/04\/06\/wsu-scientists-enlist-citizens-hunt-giant-bee-killing-hornet\/\">WSU scientists enlist citizens in hunt for giant, bee-killing hornet<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;WSU scientists enlist citizens in hunt for giant, bee-killing hornet&#8221; &#8212; WSU Insider\" src=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/press-release\/2020\/04\/06\/wsu-scientists-enlist-citizens-hunt-giant-bee-killing-hornet\/embed\/#?secret=nALOpOXjuP#?secret=srWFQxEvTf\" data-secret=\"srWFQxEvTf\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"link-5b754b85\">&#8216;Murder Hornets&#8217; in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet- NY Times: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/02\/us\/asian-giant-hornet-washington.html\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/02\/us\/asian-giant-hornet-washington.html<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you start to see posts about the &#8216;murder hornets&#8217;, please note that they&#8217;re a huge threat to our nation&#8217;s **honey bees**. 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