Bug Experts Dismiss Worry About US 'Murder Hornets' as Hype by Colin McQueen

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 Bug Experts Dismiss Worry About US 'Murder Hornets' as Hype

Colin McQueen





There is a species of Japanese hornets coloquially referred to as Murder Hornets. These hornets are very large and their sting is ‘heavier duty’ in terms of pain and potency than other hornets. So called “Murder Hornets” are, by and by large, not dangerous for humans, despite their dreadful reputation. Bug experts state that they are only deadly towards bees, especially American bees as they do not have the natural abilities Japanese bees do to protect themselves, such as carpeting the hornets and overheating them to death, which could be a disaster for our already dwindling bee populations. However, there is minimal evidence that the hornets have a breeding population in North America, meaning a large amount of the fear over them as valid, but unneeded.

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  1. Why were they nicknamed “Murder Hornets”?

  2. Where is this hysteria coming from?

  3. How did they get to North America?

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2020 at 11:54 AM

    They are called murder hornets because they are bigger than normal bees and their sting is stronger.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2020 at 11:54 AM

    The hysteria is probably coming from the name. Many people do not know much about the murder hornet so hearing the name is very alarming and some people might think that they are actually deadly to humans. Also most people are aware that their sting is significantly more painful than the average hornet.

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  3. Steven SolomonSeptember 30, 2020 at 11:55 AM

    I think the hysteria about murder hornets comes from their name, they seem pretty intense when you just read their name, so that probably where the hysteria comes from. - Steven Solomon

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  4. UnknownSeptember 30, 2020 at 11:56 AM

    They are nicknamed murder hornets because they are very large and the bite is very fierce. The hysteria is that people fear that they have a breeding population in the U.S. but there is little evidence that suggests this. -Kevin Gu

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  5. UnknownSeptember 30, 2020 at 11:57 AM

    I think the fear came from the fact that they are named murder hornet and people are already afraid of insects that sting, so the murder hornet being much larger probably cause a huge fear for people.
    charles poe

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  6. UnknownSeptember 30, 2020 at 11:58 AM

    I think the "hype" about them came from their name because as soon as peopel hear "Murder Hornets" they may feel nervous and scared towards them.
    -Maddie Silk

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2020 at 11:58 AM

    I believe that the hysteria comes from their frightening appearance and a fear that they could establish a breeding population. If they could establish a breeding population in North America, it could be devastating to our bee population. However, there is minimal evidence they have enough of a population to breed in North America.

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  8. UnknownSeptember 30, 2020 at 11:59 AM

    i feel the hysteria came from the already paranoid us people from covid 19 -Ryan Smith

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  9. UnknownSeptember 30, 2020 at 12:00 PM

    The fear most likely comes from the name as something called murder hornets sounds much more dangerous than a sheep or an orca whale. Thats most likely where the hysteria came from. Sarah LaChance.

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2020 at 12:10 PM

    I think the hysteria comes from their name, and they are nicknamed murder hornets because their sting is stronger.

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2020 at 12:27 PM

    They are nicknamed Murder Hornets because the stings that they deliver are much more painful that normal hornets. They probably got to North America from being stuck in shipping containers of some sort. -Joe Panthalani

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  12. UnknownSeptember 30, 2020 at 6:48 PM

    I think the name Murder Hornet just came from media trying to get people to see their headlines, however scientist have proved they are unlikely to kill unless swarmed. They also could have possibly hitched a ride on cargo ships coming from across the Pacific from Asia.
    -John Ellis

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  13. UnknownSeptember 30, 2020 at 7:29 PM

    They are nicknamed Murder Hornets because their stings are a lot more painful than a normal hornet. I feel like all the hype is definitely coming from the media. -Campbell Marino

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  14. UnknownOctober 1, 2020 at 11:29 AM

    They are called Murder Hornet sbecause they are larger than usually hornets and because of this the hysteria come from. Some may believe that because they have murder in the name that they are dangerous to humans. However, they are not extremely deadly compared to a bee or another hornet.
    -Sophia Becklenberg

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  15. UnknownOctober 1, 2020 at 11:38 AM

    I think they came to america by someone bringing them over-Caleb

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  16. UnknownOctober 1, 2020 at 11:41 AM

    I think they are called murder hornets because people over react when something might pose a threat to us. So they got that nickname even though it might not be accurate. -Erik E

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  17. UnknownOctober 16, 2020 at 8:50 AM

    I can see why they call it the murder hornets. Those things looks deadly.-Takia McMorris

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  18. UnknownOctober 22, 2020 at 12:45 PM

    i think people are more afraid of them because there is alot of scary stuff happening in the world right now so a bug with the word murder in the name makes people automatically assume it is dangerous and they don't look into if there is really a risk of them being effected -sophia

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