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How a Velvet Ant (Which Is a Wasp) Got Its White Fluff

Kayla Arndt — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 17:29:15 +0000

The thistledown velvet ant (which is actually a wasp) resembles creosote fuzz. But mimicry isn’t the reason, a new study suggests.

Source: r20.rs6.net

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Popular campground at Joshua Tree National Park shut down due to ‘aggressive honey bee activity’

Kayla Arndt — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:16:20 +0000

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Source: KTLA

Giant insect prompts murder hornet concerns in Perdido Key

Kayla Arndt — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:05:34 +0000

A large insect spotted on Perdido Key reminded one of our Channel 3 viewers of the invasive murder hornets seen on the west coast of the United States. Eddie Thompson sent us his photos and asked for help identifying the insect. He was concerned it could be dangerous, especially for children. We reached out to horticulture agent Beth Bolles, with the Escambia County Extension Office. She identified the inch-and-a-half long insect as a Cicada killer wasp.

Source: WEAR

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Mistaken identity? Some Texans think mostly-harmless cicada killer wasps are Asian giant hornets

Kayla Arndt — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:56:57 +0000

Mostly-harmless Cicada killer wasps that emerge in Texas every summer are being confused for so-called Asian “murder hornets” that have caused panic in the United States, an entomologis…

Source: KVEO-TV

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Honeybee swarming season is here; experts can help pollinators find a home

Kayla Arndt — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:56:34 +0000

TRAVERSE CITY — Honeybee swarming season is here and insect experts want area residents’ help to protect the pollinators.

Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle

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Watch out, its paper wasp and yellow jacket season

Kayla Arndt — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 20:17:09 +0000

Temperatures are not the only thing rising as Nebraska heads into the summer.

Source: Omaha.com

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‘Murder Hornets’ Bigger Threat to Bees Than to Humans, Experts Say

Kayla Arndt — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:49:08 +0000

For the past few weeks, the phrase “murder hornet” has made frequent appearances in media outlets — producing chilling claims that a dangerous human-killer threatens to invade North America. But despite the buzz, these hornets — technically called Asian giant hornets — are much more of a threat to honey bee populations than they are to people.

Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

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NYC releasing stingless wasps to combat tree-eating beetle

Kayla Arndt — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:37:06 +0000

They are being used as a form of biocontrol against the emerald ash borer.

Source: silive

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Blue Bee Feared to Be Extinct Is Found in Florida

Kayla Arndt — Wed, 27 May 2020 21:19:12 +0000

First discovered in 2011, the rare species reappeared recently after nearly a decade of eluding scientists’ watch

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

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Four people attacked by bee swarm in Oro Valley

Kayla Arndt — Mon, 18 May 2020 13:47:22 +0000

Emergency crews have been dispatched to Oro Valley Marketplace after multiple people were attacked by bees Thursday.

Source: KVOA

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