Asian giant Hornets are what also being called murder warrants have been found in the U. S. and tonight some scientists are saying they could decimate honeybee populations that are currently struggling and B. C. 26 aircraft has that story. For nearly 2 decades scientists have noticed that honey bee colonies have been struggling in part due to viruses parasites and climate change just like everyone else in the world. Relations are in serious trouble Israel del Toro an entomologist from Lawrence university says about one in every 3 pieces of food that we eat are dependent on pollinators like bees that's why hearing about the arrival of the Asian giant Hornets in Washington state Scott is attention these giant Hornets basically are capable of decimating honey bee populations the Asian giant Hornet can grow up to 2 inches long which is about 5 times larger than a honey bee they're also said to have one of the most painful stings in the insect world and del
Toro says a handful of them can take out a whole colony of bees they do it in the most gruesome way possible they actually go into the hive and decapitated and dismembered these different these different honey bees which then. When it's used their body parts to feed to their larvae the good news is there hasn't been any reports of Asian giant Hornet so Wisconsin yet and also the fact that scientists believe they discovered their presence in the US