hornet
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But the main prey of the Asian hornet is honeybees, with one insect killing up to 50 bees a day, devastating entire colonies.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
So far this year, 205 Asian hornet queens have been caught and nine primary nests destroyed across Guernsey and Herm.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The bee team fighting a murderous hornet invasion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
A hornet sting can trigger sharp pain, tissue damage, and serious systemic problems such as the destruction of red blood cells and cardiac dysfunction, any of which can be fatal.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025
He imagined the hornet turning on Deacon Hurd, and the general melee as he ran down the aisle, chased by the eager insect, hollering and swatting at the thin air.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
People in Guernsey are being asked to "track" not "trample" Asian hornets in an effort to protect public health and the island's biodiversity.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The hallways lead to more hallways, the overhead fluorescents whine like hornets.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Asian hornets arrived in Jersey in 2016 and I&E said they are treated as an invasive species because they are aggressive predators of native insects and pose a threat to honey bees.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Curiously, I never really got angry at the North Koreans, on the assumption that if you kick the hornet’s nest and get stung, you can’t really blame the hornets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Waving his hands above his head crazily, Hassan ran considerably faster and with more agility than Colin had ever thought possible, weaving around trees and hurdling bushes in a vain attempt to discourage the hornets.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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