Scientists in Washington plans to use drone technology to track and negate the threats caused by a group of Asian Hornet giants, which have been given the nickname of Hornet’s murder. According to reports by Good Morning America, experts also plan to travel to South Korea to learn more about species and then will use drones to track bees marked with the hope of finding their nests so that they can be destroyed.
The main goal is to track and contain this herd before breeding. In particular, scientists have not been able to conclude how far the Queen of Hornet traveled before a group stopped and made a nest. So far, scientists rely on Bluetooth trackers to follow their path, but battery life and short distances have proven to be the main obstacle. Radio trackers have been proven effective in searching, but tracking bees marked into forests that have their own risks to human life.
That’s where drone technology enters the picture. Air vehicles with the recipient tied to him will be a faster and safer alternative to track this large bee. Although the Hornet eradication plan assisted by the drone has not yet been lifted, this will be the first time this air vehicle is used to track bees.
New name, old threat
“It is much easier to fly over the tree canopy and look for signals that way compared to stepping on the forest,” Karla Salp, a specialist in public involvement in the Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA), was quoted by saying by what was said by New York Post. Interestingly, WSDA has adopted a new name for this insect and will now refer to them as a northern giant hornet based on recommendations from the Entomological Society of America (ESA).
First discovered in the U.S. land In 2019, four Asian giant nests have been destroyed in the country so far. One special nest that was destroyed in 2020 in the Blaine area in Washington has produced 200 queens and eradicated “only at the right time, as quoted by CNN. To assist in efforts to control pests, WSDA also run scientists of citizens citizens citizens citizens. The initiative country trapped to catch the northern giant bee using a bottle trap.
It is said to be the largest bee in the world that can grow up to 2 inches in size, they prey on honey bees and can be very destroyed for agricultural harvests (through WSDA). This attack by bees often left a stack of dead bees behind him which rotted outside their beehives, most of them lay headlessly. This hornet is often seen building nests in the tree cavity, but underground colonies are also quite common.
