Source: @CCTV Finance
A few days ago, the Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed that a terrible alien species, commonly known as the "killing hornet" of the Asian hornet, appeared in Washington State again, and the local emergency began to implement a siege and suppression program. A report by the Washington State Department of Agriculture noted that on August 11 this year, a resident found a surviving killer bumblebee in a rural area east of Brian in Watercomb County, Washington. When it was found, it was attacking the nests of ordinary bees.
It is reported that the Asian bumblebee is an invasive species in the United States, compared with the average bee, the killer bee is larger, close to 5 cm, can fly at a speed of 32 kilometers per hour, a small group of Asian bumblebees can kill the entire hive of bees in a few hours. Sometimes, these killer bees may also attack humans, and their toxicity is comparable to that of some venomous snakes. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bumblebees, wasps and bees kill an average of 62 people a year in the United States.