Podcasts about asian giant hornet

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There's a 13-acre nature preserve at Marist College, where I teach environmental journalism, called Fern Tor. Most students don't know about it, so last month I took my class to explore the preserve and to illustrate that, when we go into the woods or on the river, we need to be alert for stories. What is the environment telling us? For example, since tor means rocky outcropping, will we see rocky outcroppings? (We did.) Why are those two trees dying? (Proximity to the train tracks.) Is the preserve large and healthy enough to support animals larger than squirrels? (Yes, judging from the wild turkeys.) Then we came across a corridor of towering white bushes. They were glorious, but the understory is darker. We were in the two-week annual window when Japanese knotweed bloom. It was easy to see why people imported them in the 19th century: They smelled heavenly. The plant was prized for its ability to grow up to 10 feet a year, creating quick privacy fences on gilded estates. But that rapid growth means that Japanese knotweed shades out native species, which soon die. The roots are strong enough to crack home foundations, and the stalks can rise through sidewalks. Cutting it back encourages the roots to send up more stalks. Even if dug up, the plant can reproduce from a single rhizome. That's a story. And here's another: How we talk about problematic plants can be problematic. Many scientists, researchers and journalists would like to change the language we use to discuss invasives. For instance, the preferred scientific name for the gypsy moth is now spongy moth, because gypsy is a slur for Romani people. Spongy moth was chosen because it describes the egg sacs the moths lay. That's becoming the pattern: Rename invasives for a distinguishing characteristic. The Asian Carp is now the Bighead Carp, the Asian Giant Hornet (nicknamed the "murder hornet" because they rip the heads off honeybees) is now the Northern Giant Hornet (because it's from northern Asia). Japanese knotweed is still Japanese knotweed. But, at a recent symposium of local scientists and researchers, we discussed what names could be used instead. Calling it "knotweed" doesn't work because there are other species with knotweed in their names. "Invasive knotweed" was the best we could come up with, but that isn't specific enough for scientific use. Journalists can change the language we use more easily than scientists. If we write about Japanese knotweed "eradicating" native species, or even the need to "fight" invasive species, we're establishing a narrative that anything that isn't from here is dangerous and needs to be destroyed. But not every species that came here only recently causes ecological problems; we use "non-native" to refer to them. Aggressive language also confers a negative agency to species, as if they came here with the express purpose of laying waste. It's not the plants' fault they're here, they were brought by people. The problem is us. Even "invasive" has negative connotations, but no one has been able to come up with a suitable replacement ("Colonizing species"?). What can we do? A scientist I interviewed years ago explained that the problem with invasive species is that they transform thriving and diverse ecosystems into monocultures, making them more vulnerable to outside threats. For an ecosystem, strength comes from diverse species mutually thriving and supporting each other. That's a story worth telling.

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This week we are looking into a wasp that is often mistaken for an Asian Giant hornet, but the fact is that these poor creatures are everything an Asian Giant hornet is not!    Support the show -> patreon.com/user?u=46499107 IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com   Featured Artists: Squeeda, and mell-ø   Transcription: It's episode 49 time for this podcast where every Tuesday Japan Time I drop an episode on something whacky in the world of Entomology. We had no listener submissions for this week which means I got to choose! But there are polls on the Patreon where you yourself can vote on which insect you wanna hear about along with bonus episodes for an entirely separate series I'm writing and producing talking crazy cool news and discoveries in the world of insects. If that sounds cool to you or you wanna support the show you can hop on over to the Insects for Fun Patreon page. Now on to this week's episode.    Intro:  Cicada killers are large ground-dwelling wasps in the family Crabronidae, and most of them fall into one genus known as Sphecius. These wasps are found worldwide as you can imagine, with 21 species in the Sphecius genus but not all of them kill cicadas! That being said, the four found in the United States do. The most well known species to people in the states would be the Eastern Cicada killer scientifically Sphecius speciosus, and it got a lot of press when people had the Asian Giant Hornet scare. The reason is because the wasps are similar in size, and to someone who is freaking out, and doesn't know how to identify wasps, they'll just immediately think Giant wasp equals Asian giant hornet. I mean lets be honest, if you saw a massive wasp flying around and had no background in entomology you too would probably assume the worst and maybe even dial up your friends and or family for your last words. Now fortunately for listeners of this podcast I will be equipping you with the knowledge to save yourselves any such embarrassing moments.    Cicada killers are large, they're all large, usually 2 inches in length, with black or maroon bodies with yellow stripes, and reddish wings. They look scary for sure, but they actually want nothing to do with you. Pictures as usual will be available on the instagram and facebook page, but for the hundreds that prefer a verbal description here we go. The main differences between a cicada killer and an asian giant horn are the body shape and coloration. Cicada killers have a black abdomen or some other color with broken or non uniform bands of yellow. Asian giant hornets have many relatively even bands of black and orange/yellow. Also! The heads are vastly different. Cicada killers have small heads and their eyes take up the majority of the space, while asian giant hornets have big yellow or yellow-y orange heads and their eyes are more centered. Also most of the time you will encounter a male cicada killer which has no stinger, and has a longer, more narrowed abdomen when compared to an asian giant hornet. When in doubt, scream and shout, kidding, just don't get super close and swat it.    Life Cycle, and food source:    The life cycle of a cicada killer begins when a female wasp mates with a male within his territory. She then begins building a nest for egg laying within soft and sandy soil, typically in full sun near trees to get easy food. The holes have to be big enough to fit a few cicadas inside so they aren't small either. Once an adequate food supply is stored she lays an egg on the body of a cicada and then begins making a new side chamber to repeat the process. She will most likely make up to 15 chambers for eggs within a single hole, and as you can imagine that's kind of a pain to anyone who cares about their lawn.    A really cool fact about these wasps is that the females can choose the gender of the eggs they lay, which is something I've briefly mentioned in older episodes. The reason they do this is because it takes more females than males to create a sustainable population of these wasps, and depending on the gender more or less cicadas are required. For example female eggs need 2 cicadas in the egg chamber as opposed to male eggs which only need one. The reason is because male wasps are smaller than the females and require less to mature.    Anyway, once the eggs are laid it takes a few days for them to hatch and begin feeding away on the food left for them. The cicadas aren't actually dead either. They've simply been paralyzed and this keeps them alive and still, until the larvae can fully develop into a pupa. Just like all wasps, cicada killers have complete metamorphosis, and because all of it happens in the ground you would never see a larva or pupa unless you decided to dig up a nest.    The larvae for a cicada killer usually takes around 10 days to fully develop and in areas with four seasons, the larvae prepare for winter by creating a cocoon underground where they will stay dormant as a pupa until the next summer.   Some blogs online might tell you the adults feed on cicadas too but this is actually not true. The adult wasps are pollinators and feed from flowers and on plant sap.    Behaviors:    Cicada killers are solitary which for us is a good thing because it means they live alone and don't have a defense hive mentality seen with hornets and other wasps. The behaviors are actually similar to carpenter bees which we talked about in episode 37 with males being very territorial, but they're all bark and no bite. Unequipped with a stinger, these wasps are harmless and only fight other males in aerial combat through tackling each other. The females have stingers in the form of a modified ovipositor which in simple terms is the egg laying tube, but they aren't territorial like males and chances are you won't encounter one.  They spend most of their time preparing their nests underground and when they are on the hunt, it's only for cicadas. If you're lucky you might find one mid flight carrying a cicada which is really cool to see.    It's also cool to see them digging out a nest because they can move 100s of times their own weight in soil within a few hours. The females are attracted to sandy soils or soil that is on the edges of sidewalks, concrete slabs, and building foundations. Many people spot them next to driveways or near stone wall gardens. That being said I have never encountered them in Vermont, and I had sandy soil in a portion of yard with plenty of cicadas around so I'm not sure what the deal is. I even checked a map with their sightings and known locations only to find that they avoid VT and Maine but for some reason they're in New Hampshire? Maybe things will change with the ever changing climate.    Before we move on there is one more interesting behavior seen specifically in female wasps. Sometimes conditions aren't great for cicadas, and some areas might have less food available. In these situations female cicada killers actually go into dens made by other wasps and lay their eggs on those cicadas. Sometimes they'll even try to add an extra cicada to the nest before the other female returns, with some taking so long that they actually get caught and evicted.   But in those situations the eviction is just a matter of the intruder fleeing the scene. There isn't really a major fight or anything seriously consequential.    Defenses and Predators:    Now when it comes to what eats a cicada killer, it kind feels more like what doesn't eat cicada killers. I mean everything from mice to bears, bats to birds, frogs and even other insects all snack on these large wasps. Birds will also go as far as to steal cicadas right out of their hands mid flight and the wasps don't do anything about it!    In another twist of irony and cruel fate, a different wasp referred to as velvet ants, which we'll talk about in a future episode, actually stalk cicada killers, and will lay eggs in their nests with velvet ant larvae feeding on the larvae and pupae of cicada killers. This type of interaction is referred to as parasitization which I talked about in the Just Bugs Collaboration episode.    The only defenses cicada killer wasps have are their large and scary looking bodies, and a stinger, but again these wasps are not aggressive and will rarely use it which is how they get bullied by other animals so easily. 

Laurel Moulton and Mary Robson discuss insect over-wintering tactics and current news on the Asian Giant Hornet. How do they stay alive? (Airdate: November 24, 2021) WA State Dept of Agriculture's information about invasive hornets. Nature Now is created by a dedicated team of volunteers. If you enjoy this episode and want to support the work that goes into making Nature Now, we invite you to go to kptz.org/donate to make a contribution. Thank you for your support!

If you haven't heard of the Asian Giant Hornet before, you might be more familiar with their other, more sinister, name …the Murder Hornet. As the world's largest species of hornet, Asian Giant Hornets are fierce predators with a preference for honeybees.

This week we look at the Asian Giant Hornet previously known as the murder hornet and now formally known as the Northern Giant Hornet. This wasp gets a lot of bad publicity and we are going to dive into the facts and see whether or not this wasp really deserved the name Murder Hornet.    Music contributions come from Lofi Girl  Intro and Outro: "Lost" by Mitchel Logan This week's Artists: HM Surf, Sátyr, and Phlocalyst

The Asian Giant Hornet is the largest hornet in the world. It's the size of a thumb and its sting looks like a real needle. By the way, Asian Giant Hornets are one of the most dangerous insects in the world. They can lead to the mass extinction of many species of living creatures on Earth. But what happens if an Asian Giant Hornet stings you? Its sting is believed to be one of the most painful ones among insects. You're about to find out what happens to the human body after the sting gets into the skin... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

California winegrape growers will pay a higher assessment this year to combat Pierce's Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter, and Asian Giant Hornet gets a new name.

The University of Georgia College of Agriculture will host more row crop field days in the coming weeks, and the Asian Giant Hornet has a new name.

This week on “ The Thrill Of The Kill Podcast” Host Ex-Exterminator Comedian Larry Izzo welcomes Actor/ Comedian Jimmy Schatz.  Listen as they talk about What's New, The Streets of New York, Getting back to business Plus a short segment on The Asian Giant Hornet!! A Must Listen To Fun Show! 

Dr. Kelly Kulhanek recently moved to Pullman, WA., where she has started her work there on assisting with the Asian Giant Hornet research. In addition to this she is working with the research on indoor wintering of honey bees for commercial beekeepers. All of this will help her with her new role as extension specialist for WSU. In today's episode, Kelly talk with Kim and Jeff about the current status of the Asian Giant Hornet in Washington State and the steps state beekeepers can do to prepare for the possibility this of invasive pest. Additionally, WSU has received multiple grants to research all the aspects of the indoor wintering of honey bee colonies in refrigerated warehouses. Kelly is working on this research. So far, the results have demonstrated a clear benefit, so much so, many large commercial beekeepers have already started building and renting warehouse space to house their bees over the winter. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Kelly.  This week also kicks off Pollinator Week. Pollinator Partnership worked to get the week designated to celebrate all the benefits pollinators bring the environment. Go to their website to learn how you can participate in the week long activities. Finally, this show is the start of the fifth year of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Thank you, our listeners, for following the podcast on your platform of choice. We're here each week for you. We have a great season in store. If you know of a guest or have a topic in mind for an episode, let us know in the comments. We'd love to hear from you. We hope you enjoy the episode. Leave comments and questions in the Comments Section of the episode's website. Thank you for listening! Links and websites mentioned in this podcast:  WSU Hopkins Bee Lab - https://labs.wsu.edu/hopkinslab/ Pollinator Partnership Pollinator Week - https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week  Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - https://www.honeybeeobscura.com ______________ We welcome Betterbee as sponsor of today's episode. Betterbee's mission is to support every beekeeper with excellent customer service, continued education and quality equipment. From their colorful and informative catalog to their support of beekeeper educational activities, including this podcast series, Betterbee truly is Beekeepers Serving Beekeepers. See for yourself at www.betterbee.com This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global Patties is a family business that manufactures protein supplement patties for honey bees. Feeding your hives protein supplement patties will help ensure that they produce strong and health colonies by increasing brood production and overall honey flow. Global offers a variety of standard patties, as well as custom patties to meet your specific needs. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  Thanks for Northern Bee Books for their sponsorship of Bee Books: Old & New with Kim Flottum. Northern Bee Books is the publisher of bee books available worldwide from their website or from Amazon and bookstores everywhere. They are also the publishers of The Beekeepers Quarterly and Natural Bee Husbandry. Check them out today! Thanks to Strong Microbials for their support of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Find out more about heir line of probiotics in our Season 3, Episode 12 episode and from their website: https://www.strongmicrobials.com We want to also thank 2 Million Blossoms as a sponsor of the podcast. 2 Million Blossoms is a regular podcast featuring interviews with leading bee and insect researchers in the world of pollination, hosted by Dr. Kirsten Traynor. _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments in the show notes of this episode or: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com Thank you for listening!  Podcast music: Be Strong by Young Presidents; Epilogue by Musicalman; Walking in Paris by Studio Le Bus; Original guitar background instrumental by Jeff Ott Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC

Paul van Westendorp is a bee expert, researcher and British Columbia's Provincial Apiculturist. In 2019, Mr. van Westendorp was called in to help address the Asian Giant Hornets discovered in Nanaimo, BC. As provincial apiarist, van Westendorp oversees statistics and the provincial beekeeper registry, which includes approximately 4,300 beekeepers, most of whom are hobby beekeepers concentrated in the Fraser Valley. In an interview with Provincial Employees Association, Paul comments “The importance of bees is not a luxury. Deep down we know that without bees we are in trouble”. Introduction to Beekeeping Course: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/animals-and-crops/animal-production/bees/bee-courses Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LsIQlr1lbWc

This is the third time we've talked with Sven-Erik Spichiger about the Asian Giant Hornet in the state of Washington, and this time he shares some history, enlightens us with the discoveries they've made so far, what they managed to accomplish this past season, and what they plan for next year. All this to keep this pest, or better, get rid of this pest, before it becomes established in the Pacific Northwest. The good folks in Washington have spent their third season searching for that newest pest – sometimes called The Murder Hornet – with some amount of success, and a lot of good experience and a host of new techniques for finding, capturing and measuring what this new pest is up to. The AGH was originally found in British Columbia in 2019. In 2020 Citizen Scientists, USDA, APHIS and Washington State Entomologists set up thousands of traps in the northern part of the state. They captured one nest. But they began to refine their equipment, condense the areas they were looking in, and get more people interested in helping them find more. In 2021 they again set thousands of traps and caught several, used better tracking tags for live captured hornets, and began looking at where they were living, and what they were eating. Alder trees are popular, but so are holes in the ground at the base of trees. The researchers observed the AGH favored the paper wasp nests of the PNW. The wasp nests are a great source of food, and figuring out how the AGH attacked, destroyed and then ate their wasp lunch was an interesting find. They also determined the WA State AGH was genetically related to AGH in Korea. In 2022, more citizen scientists will help out, and Washington researchers will worth with counterparts in Korea to study the native population of these creatures. This will provide better insight to the biology, diet, nesting habits and more, of the AGH of Washington State. Oops... sorry, we couldn't find the photo of Sven-Erik eating a larvae... dipped or otherwise. Listen today and FOLLOW today! Links and websites mentioned in this podcast: Washington State Department of Agriculture Asian Giant Hornet site - https://agr.wa.gov/hornets Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - https://www.honeybeeobscura.com ______________ We welcome Betterbee as sponsor of today's episode. BetterBee's mission is to support every beekeeper with excellent customer service, continued education and quality equipment. From their colorful and informative catalog to their support of beekeeper educational activities, including this podcast series, BetterBee truly is Beekeepers Serving Beekeepers. See for yourself at www.betterbee.com Thanks to Strong Microbials for their support of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Find out more about heir line of probiotics in our Season 3, Episode 12 episode and from their website: https://www.strongmicrobials.com This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global Patties is a family business that manufactures protein supplement patties for honey bees. Feeding your hives protein supplement patties will help ensure that they produce strong and health colonies by increasing brood production and overall honey flow. Global offers a variety of standard patties, as well as custom patties to meet your specific needs. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  We want to also thank 2 Million Blossoms as a sponsor of the podcast. 2 Million Blossoms is a quarterly magazine destined for your coffee table. Each page of the magazine is dedicated to the stories and photos of all pollinators and written by leading researchers, photographers and our very own, Kim Flottum. _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com Thank you for listening!  Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"; Musicalman, "Epilogue". Original guitar background instrumental by Jeff Ott Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC

90 Second Naturalist for Friday, December 10, 2021

Thor Hanson is back on our podcast to talk about how various living things have adapted or are impacted by changes in climate. We look at it from a mechanistic way while exploring various narratives in nature and the environment. BIO Thor Hanson is an author, Guggenheim Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Fellow, and an independent conservation biologist. He received his bachelor's from the University of Redland, master's from the University of Vermont's Field Naturalist Program, and doctorate through the University of Idaho. He consults various conservation groups and government agencies while he has also co-hosted PBS Nature series American Spring Live and has been a guest on many programs from NPR's Fresh Air to On Point, Science Friday, The World, The Splendid Table, and Book Lust with Nancy Pearl. He is the author of the books Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Buzz, The Triumph of Seeds, Feathers, and The Impenetrable Forest, as well as children's illustrated favorite, Bartholomew Quill. He has won many awards and distinctions such as John Burroughs Medal, Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, three Pacific Northwest Book Awards, and more. His articles have appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Times of London, Los Angeles Times, The American Scholar, The Guardian, and The Huffington Post. TIMESTAMPS   1:19 4 big news and announcements from Ketogeek 15:50 Thor Hanson bio 17:52 Thor's back story 20:21 What made you so passionate about conservation biology 22:20 How do you distinguish from a normal or workday? 25:05 What is "Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squids"? 27:41 How did you get into writing the new book? 33.36 What is an example of how a species has adapted to climate change? 37:44 What is a species that can't adapt easily to climate change? 41:20 Is there new life where animals have moved away? 42:52 Do trees migrate too? 45:21 What can people do at home to notice changes in climate? 48:43 Given a billion dollars, where would you travel? 52:49 The paradoxical observation of bears choosing berries over salmon for food 57:28 The importance of pollination for human survival 1:01:10 The concern with Asian Giant Hornet wiping out bee population in the United States 1:05:03 When should humans intervene and when to let nature take its course? 1:09:04 The curious case of "Hurricane Lizards" and rapid evolution 1:14:41 Message to the community 1:17:54 Final Plugs GUEST LINKS Website: Thor Hanson Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squids Book: Hurricane Lizards (thorhanson.net) Book Shop Org: Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change a book by Thor Hanson (bookshop.org) KETOGEEK LINKS Website: KetoGeek | Official Site Shop Energy Pods: Energy Pods – KetoGeek

What's that sound? Sounds like an insect… like a fly, maybe? 蒼蠅？ Or a mosquito, 蚊子？ Or a… hornet!! 大黃蜂!! Argh! I hate hornets. They scare me. I have been stung by a hornet. 我被大黃蜂叮過。It really hurt! I don't want to experience that ever again! Do you know what the scariest kind of hornet is? 你知道最可怕的黃蜂是哪一種嗎？ The Asian giant hornet. 那就是大虎頭蜂。 The Asian giant hornet is the largest kind of hornet in the entire world. 大虎頭蜂是全世界最大的黃蜂。 An Asian giant hornet nest was recently found in the U.S., and people quickly got rid of it. "Got rid of" 的意思就是把它除掉。 People were scared the hornets would hurt the local insects, like bees. And bees are very important! 蜜蜂很重要！ They help make more flowers, and of course, they make delicious honey! Asian giant hornets can kill bees! 大虎頭蜂會殺死蜜蜂！ They kill other kinds of hornets too! 其他種類的黃蜂也不放過! It is also very painful when an Asian giant hornet stings you. Thankfully, Asian giant hornets don't usually attack people. 還好大虎頭蜂不常攻擊人類。 Of all the insects, I am most afraid of hornets. What kind of insect are you afraid of? ________________________________ Vocabulary 大虎頭蜂有可能攻擊人類，最好避開。 1. Scare 害怕。 Are you scared of hornets? 你怕不怕黃蜂？ Of course. But I'm most scared of spiders. 當然怕，不過我最怕蜘蛛。 2. Scary 讓人害怕的。 Spiders are not that scary. 蜘蛛沒那麼可怕。 They don't attack people. 牠們不會攻擊人。 You're wrong. They are very scary. 你錯了，牠們非常可怕。 3. Attack 攻擊。 Have you ever been attacked by spiders? 你曾經被蜘蛛攻擊過嗎？ No, not really. 並沒有。 But they're so ugly! 但是牠們長得好醜！ 4. Honey 蜂蜜。 Would you like some honey cake? 想要來一點蜂蜜蛋糕嗎？ Oh yes, I love honey cake. 要，我喜歡蜂蜜蛋糕。 It's just delicious, isn't it? 很好吃，不是嗎？ Let's read these useful words. scare 害怕 scary 讓人害怕的 honey 蜂蜜 attack 攻擊 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What kind of insect is this story about? a. Bees b. Hornets c. Mosquitoes 2. What does the Asian giant hornet do? a. Bite b. Sting c. Punch 3. What do these hornets do to other insects? a. They make friends with them b. They kill them c. They ignore them Answers 1. B 2. B 3. B

In this episode Brittany talks about ticks, Jim covers mosquito fish odors, and Mike highlights the latest info on the Asian Giant Hornet distribution in the US. We are joined by special guest, Timothy Wong of M&M Environmental Services! 

KGMI's Dianna Hawryluk talks to Karla Salp from the Department of Agriculture about the latest Asian Giant Hornet's nest to be eradicated and the status of the the invasive species' spread in Whatcom County.

Jon does plumbing and tail light repair, and Eric has a culinary weekend. Jailbreak detection evasion, spooky side channel of chrome, and two zero days, one in Microsoft and one in Zoho. For fun, the Perseverance rover has attained a core, an Asian Giant Hornet nest eradicated in Washington, and the "mythology of Bee Keeping" starring Jason Statham (??!?). 0:00 - Intro 14:37 - Jailbreak Detection Evasion 17:59 - Spoooook(y) 22:19 - MSHTML Zero Day 28:38 - Zoho Server Zero Day 33:06 - Perseverence Core (Dump) 35:59 - AGH Nest Discovered 40:50 - The Beekeeper

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Their nest under assault, some hornets knocked a new exit out of their crumbling alder tree and took to the air to launch a counterattack

Morning News host Joe Teehan talks with Washington State Department of Agriculture's Karla Salp regarding the discovery of another Asian Giant Hornet outside of Blaine, WA.

House Ag Chair David Scott warns Biden's inheritance tax would cost farmers a lot, the first 2021 Asian Giant Hornet has been found in Washington state.

California almonds sales reach record levels, and the first Asian Giant Hornet of 2021 has been found in Washington state.

Eric has a wet graduation (and grills!) and Jon does more bee whatevers. Another dead Asian Giant Hornet found in Washington. Topics include McAfee demoing a vuln in Peloton, paying Ransomware more than once, and a significant Business Email Compromise found by Microsoft. For fun you can chat with an AI, or have a read about how to improve scientific research funding in the US. Also, go watch Loki. 0:00 - Intro 15:55 - Dead Asian Giant Hornet Found 19:54 - Mcafee + Peloton 23:54 - Ransomware Stats 26:56 - Business Email Compromise 36:26 - Thought Screen 39:52 - Fast Grants

The first Asian Giant Hornet in Washington state has been found outside of Whatcom County. This one in Snohomish County.

The first Asian Giant Hornet in Washington state has been found outside of Whatcom County. This one in Snohomish County.

It's time to be on the lookout for Asian Giant Hornets as they emerge for the spring and the Washington Department of Agriculture could use your help.

It's time to be on the lookout for Asian Giant Hornets as they emerge for the spring and the Washington Department of Agriculture could use your help.

State Department of Agriculture's Karla Salp debunks some of the most common misconceptions about the Asian Giant Hornets.

State Department of Agriculture's Karla Salp debunks some of the most common misconceptions about the Asian Giant Hornets.

In this episode, we have a return visit with Washington State Department of Agriculture's Sven-Erik Spichiger, to see how our honey bees' newest threat, The Giant Asian Hornet, did last season in the Pacific Northwest. The AGH was wildly sensationalized last year, picking up the moniker of “Murder Hornet”, which actually helped garner some attention to both this beast and the Department's quest to locate nests and capture specimens. Over 900 traps were placed in very northern Washington by department officials, 325 by private land managers and park officials, and private citizen scientists in the state put up over 1200 traps to assist in the venture. The promotional efforts of the Department were very successful and with this many traps, they caught 31 individual specimens, 15 from government traps and 16 from public outreach. They did learn a lot about the traps and what to use for bait. Those that don't kill a captured hornet were the best, so the specimen could be radio-tagged and followed, hopefully, back to its nest. This is where the USDA's APHIS came in handy because they were able to supply additional tags for the program. They were able to capture, and tag one individual and follow it back to the nest, and eventually they found the nest it came from. Score 1 for the good guys. What they still don't know is how far virgin queens go when looking to mate, what else do they eat here (besides honey bees), and are there any natural predators or any diseases here that can be used in the fight. It's also unknown how hard a Washington winter can be on overwintering queens. As of the date of this episode, it's early April when we talked, the Department needs an army of volunteers to trap queens to stop them from forming additional nests. To find out more, or to volunteer, touch base at https://agr.wa.gov/hornets and see if you can help. Tell Sven we sent you. He can use the help. Listen today! Links and websites mentioned in this podcast: Washington State Department of Agriculture, Asian Giant Hornet Update page - https://agr.wa.gov/hornets WASDA Hornet Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hornets Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - https://www.honeybeeobscura.com   ______________ Thanks to Strong Microbials for their support of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Find out more about heir line of probiotics in our Season 3, Episode 12 episode and from their website: https://www.strongmicrobials.com This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global Patties is a family business that manufactures protein supplement patties for honey bees. Feeding your hives protein supplement patties will help ensure that they produce strong and health colonies by increasing brood production and overall honey flow. Global offers a variety of standard patties, as well as custom patties to meet your specific needs. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  We want to also thank 2 Million Blossoms as a sponsor of the podcast. 2 Million Blossoms is a quarterly magazine destined for your coffee table. Each page of the magazine is dedicated to the stories and photos of all pollinators and written by leading researchers, photographers and our very own, Kim Flottum. _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com Thank you for listening!  Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong", Musicalman, "Epilogue" Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC

Shalom family.   Holy Spirit revealed this evening a weapon of our warfare found in the living word of God in Jesus mighty name (2 Corinthians 10:4, Ephesians 6:12, Deuteronomy 7:20)! Praise God also my software worked past 20 something minutes without incident! :D See the link below (Blue Letter Bible Link) for more information concerning the hornet of the Most High God in Jesus name (there are 3 scriptural references included in that link).  A link is also provided to show the parallel between occurrences in the natural realm and spiritual realm in regard to this type of spiritual weapon and spiritual warfare.  Notice the spiritual implication(s) detected in the natural realm concerning the hornet... first time ever recorded-the Asian Giant Hornet sighted in the United States specifically the state of Washington in the winter of 2019 *correction; which, was also the location for the first documented outbreaks of the pandemic in the U.S. in 2020.  Spiritually speaking this pandemic could be considered a hornet of the enemy; however, God's word is sovereign over the kingdom of darkness in Jesus name.  Moreover, the Living Word of God has revealed tonight that God Almighty has a hornet he has used to fight and destroy his enemies (even the enemies that went into hiding were located and destroyed by his mighty Holy Ghost hornet).  For it is written in John 6:63: "The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing: the words I have spoken to you-they are spirit and they are life."  Praise God family! Let us learn to dispatch the hornet of the Most High God in due time and season as Holy Spirit leads in Jesus name. Love you all! It is written: "the sting of death is sin and the power of sin is the law but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Therefore my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable.  Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."  1 Cor 15: 56-58 H6880 - ṣirʿâ - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (KJV) (blueletterbible.org) Protecting Pollinators from A New Threat – First-Ever U.S. Sightings of Asian Giant Hornet | USDA Praise & Worship, Declare and Decree: See A Victory | Live | Elevation Worship - YouTube; Promises (feat. Joe L Barnes & Naomi Raine) - Maverick City | TRIBL - YouTube 

My AP Biology ThoughtsUnit 8 Episode #26Welcome to My AP Biology Thoughts podcast, my name is CJ and I am your host for episode 26 called Unit 8 Ecology, The Population Growth Equation.  Today we will be discussing The Population Growth Equation. Segment 1: Introduction to Human Impact in EcologyLet's start us off with a little bit of background knowledge. The population growth equation was founded in the late 18th century by a couple of biologists. The big one was Thomas Malthus. He saw that populations grew in a geometric pattern. He came up with two models. It is important that we distinguish these two models. One is for logistical growth and the other is for exponential growth. Just like in math, exponential growth is just a line on a graph that looks like a “J”. In fact, in biology, they are often called Exponential growth curves “J” curves. Now logistical growth is similar, up until a crucial point of the population. The curve seems to hit an impasse, or a number on the ‘Y'' axis that will never see a point. Instead of the line continuing up like in an exponential graph, it levels out and shoots to the right, as if hitting a limit. Now this limit is not just a number on an axis. This number represents the carrying capacity of an ecosystem. This carrying capacity is the maximum amount of species in a singular environment. This is most likely due to limiting factors, whether it be biotic or abiotic. Now limiting factors are things in an ecosystem that prevent a species from growing in population without a limit. Now biotic limiting factors are living things, such as lack of food or abundance of predation. These all can limit the total population of a species. Abiotic limiting factors are nonliving things, such as a storm or lack of water or pollution. All of which could kill off a population or make them compete for vital resources.  Segment 2: Example of Human Impact in EcologyA huge example of exponential growth rates, are any invasive species. Invasive species in the dictionary are defined as having exponential growth in their population. No predators and unlimited resources. Where they go their population is destined to boom and show no signs of slowing. Invasive species we know and hold near and dear to our hearts are stink bugs, the Asian Giant Hornet, Asian Carps, Japanese Beetles, and of course, the Spotted Lantern Flies. All of these came over and had no predators, so naturally, they breed and reproduce unlimitedly. This is a huge problem because their large numbers knock out any other species with the same niche.  Segment 3: Digging Deeper Human Impact in EcologyEnough about the qualitative information about Population Growth Curves, and to the quantitative. Exponential growth curves have an equation of dN/dT = rN. Now, dN/dT stands for the rate at which the population grows. R stands for the maximum growth rate per capita. N stands for the population size. There are other ways to find dN/dT however. The easiest is to subtract the total number of births in a year, with the total number of deaths. For the logistical curves, the equation is similar, except for the equation K minus N over K being multiplied in there. K stands for the carrying capacity. This tiny equation basically stands for the maximum amount of a species in an ecosystem. This can be vital when trying to investigate ecosystems and seeing what limiting factors have the greatest impact. Seeing the carrying capacity can help us realize where a species is capped off at and where its population cannot supersede.  Thank you for listening to this episode of My AP Biology Thoughts.   For more student-ran podcasts and digital content, make sure that you visithttp://www.hvspn.com/ ( )http://www.hvspn.com/ (www.hvspn.com).  See you next time! Music Credits:"Ice Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...

Cassie Cichorz is the Asian Giant Hornet outreach and education specialist at the Washington State Department of Agriculture. In this episode, she tells the story of how her team used tracking technology to follow a hornet back to its nest—then what they did to eradicate it. If you're in Washington and come across what you believe is an Asian Giant Hornet, you can report it to the WSDA by calling 1-800-443-6684.Watch video of the first eradication of an Asian Giant Hornet nest: https://youtu.be/JbIfOtpY5p8Look inside of a nest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT4BNlh1nrc

The Asian Giant Hornet is one of the many plagues that's hit us in 2020; but as fall approaches, it's thought they will enter the slaughter phase, when they can take out an entire bee hive within hours. Fortunately for us in Texas, recent models suggest that the the Asian Giant Hornet won't establish in Texas due to our suboptimal climate (and because they take "Don't mess with Texas" seriously). We also discuss new findings on the importance of plant guttation as a nutritional resource for insects and the potential implications for systemic insecticides. Citations: Matsuura, M., and S. F. Sakagami. 1973. A bionomic sketch of the giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, a serious pest for Japanese apiculture. 北海道大學理學部紀要. 19: 125–162. University of Melbourne. 2020. 'Insect Armageddon': Low doses of the insecticide, Imidacloprid, cause blindness in insects: Findings show even small doses of insecticides reduce capacity of insects to survive. ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 28 September 2020. . Urbaneja-Bernat, P., A. Tena, J. González-Cabrera, and C. Rodriguez-Saona. 2020. Plant guttation provides nutrient-rich food for insects. Proceedings. Biol. Sci. 287: 20201080. Zhu, G., J. Gutierrez Illan, C. Looney, and D. W. Crowder. 2020. Assessing the ecological niche and invasion potential of the Asian giant hornet. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 0: 202011441.

In the low land forest of Asia is where you can find the biggest wasp on the planet “ Giant hornet” it's also one of the most venomous insects in the world!

This episode highlights efforts by Washington state officials to control a dangerous new invasive species threatening the West, the Asian Giant Hornet, also known as the ‘Murder Hornet.' These fearsome new invaders are known for their potentially deadly sting, which has the ability to pierce the protective clothing of even professional beekeepers. How many of these enormous hornets have been identified in the West? Can they spread across the country? Join WGA Policy Advisor Bill Whitacre and Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologist Sven-Erik Spichiger as they explore the answers to these questions and more. Produced by: Tyler Losier

In this podcast that is sponsored by Bayer, Culley interviews Karla Salp the Public Engagement Specialist for the Washington State Department of Agriculture about the Asian Giant Hornet. Karla provides the most current and correct information on this invasive species. Also, this interview with Karla Salp will only be available in this podcast and it will not be released on The Pest Posse YouTube Channel. This podcast is sponsored by Bayer which is committed to helping foster healthier environments where people live, work, and play. Find out more about Bayer's Pest Management & Public Health Portfolios and Solutions at https://rebrand.ly/bayerpestmanagementsolutions The image used for this podcast thumbnail is courtesy of Allan Smith-Pardo, Invasive Hornets, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org. Check out www.bugwood.org for great images of all types of pests. Check out The Pest Posse in-depth training, Pest Posse Academy. It provides a regular ongoing curriculum that is designed to keep the pest management professional performing at their best! Check out more information at www.thepestposse.net/online-training

This week, Yergy and Drewby take a break from the weekly grind of true crime to bring to you an even bigger viral threat: Murder Hornets. The Asian Giant Hornet (or Murder Hornet) is native to East Asia, South Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia, parts of Far East Russia, and was found in the Pacific Northwest in late 2019. It is currently the largest hornet species in the world by far. We discuss the impact this species could mean for the US, what dangers it could present, and if the media hype around them is a fair assessment. We also compare the Murder Hornets to similar known species as far as venom toxicity and pain on the Schmidt sting pain index. We also can confirm that Murder Hornets are what killed Macaulay Culkin in My Girl. Join Our Facebook Group to Request a Topic: https://t.co/DeSZIIMgXs?amp=1 Support Our Patreon For More Unreleased Content: https://www.patreon.com/themiserymachine PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/themiserymachine Instagram: miserymachinepodcast Twitter: misery_podcast #truecrime #podcast #mystery 

In this episode, John discusses one listeners opinion of the P word, and then turns around and chastises sensationalists for using the M word. Say what? Tune in now to untangle this mess, and to learn a little bit of truth about the Asian Giant Hornet and whether it currently garners the attention it is getting in the media at the moment.

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting many organizations that are dependent upon donations for support. Susan G. Komen Oregon and Southwest Washington is in need of donations for its program that helps survivors get the care they need. Many answers to the pandemic can be found in history and looking back at the 1918 pandemic that are many similarities. The Murder Hornet, or really the Asian Giant Hornet, might be in the Northwest, but is it really a concern?