Arthro-Pod

Arthro-Pod Special Edition: What the heck is a "murder hornet"?


Listen Later

If you have been watching the news lately, you have undoubtedly heard the phrase "murder hornet" being thrown around. There’s a lot of fear-mongering and sensationalism out there. We’re all stressed out and anything nicknamed a “murder hornet” can’t be good. The Arthro-Pod gang is here with a special podcast episode to tell you it will be okay and there is little/no chance of you being murdered by one of these hornets. If you have a life-threatening allergy to bees/wasp venom, and even if you don’t, be aware of your surroundings and avoid disturbing hives or nests. Even the cutest, most helpful honey bee will sting you of she thinks the colony is in danger. We are including some helpful resources here from reliable sources if you are interested in learning more about the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia. But please stop calling it the “murder hornet”. Entomologists do not and have never referred to them as such. Bottom line: Chill don’t kill.  Photo: Quinlyn Baine, Washington State Department of Agriculture.Resources SDA APHID New Pest Response Guidelines (Last update 2020)https://cms.agr.wa.gov/WSDAKentico/Documents/PP/PestProgram/Vespa_mandarinia_NPRG_10Feb2020-(002).pdf Washington State: Asian Giant Hornet in the Pacific NorthwestPresentation by entomologist Chris Looney (March 2020) from Washington State Department of Aghttps://youtu.be/36TFu_W1Vio Washington State Department of Agriculturehttps://agr.wa.gov/departments/insects-pests-and-weeds/insects/hornets WSDA - Hornet FB Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/hornets Penn State extension publication https://extension.psu.edu/asian-giant-hornets Purdue Landscape Report https://www.purduelandscapereport.org/article/murder-hornets-should-you-panic-probably-not-heres-why/  University of Kentucky infographic https://kentuckypestnews.wordpress.com/2020/05/05/asian-giant-hornet-in-the-news-but-not-kentucky/ Info from North Carolina Statehttps://entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/2020/05/asian-giant-hornets/ University of West Virginia https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/media-center-blog/2020/05/05/expert-pitch-it-s-time-to-kill-the-murder-hornet-headlines New York IPM responsehttp://blogs.cornell.edu/nysipm/2020/05/05/asian-giant-hornets-a-concern-for-new-york/Interview from University of California Riversidehttps://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=41391&sharing=yes&fbclid=IwAR3pSd0A6l9sRfRVzEOo9911mdtMeu2ja5-V-fYEcEE2VvZutKt8W7RNJl0Texas A&M post on giant hornets https://citybugs.tamu.edu/2020/05/05/giant-hornets/ Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36Get the show through Apple Podcasts!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!   We're also on Stitcher! This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Arthro-PodBy Jonathan Larson

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

62 ratings


More shows like Arthro-Pod

View all
Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,199 Listeners

Science Quickly by Scientific American

Science Quickly

610 Listeners

This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello

This Week in Virology

2,054 Listeners

99% Invisible by Roman Mars

99% Invisible

26,190 Listeners

This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello

This Week in Virology

224 Listeners

The Common Descent Podcast by Common Descent

The Common Descent Podcast

700 Listeners

In Defense of Plants Podcast by In Defense of Plants

In Defense of Plants Podcast

1,227 Listeners

Ologies with Alie Ward by Alie Ward

Ologies with Alie Ward

23,974 Listeners

Some More News by SomeMoreNews | PodcastOne

Some More News

2,527 Listeners

Behind the Bastards by Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Behind the Bastards

15,376 Listeners

QAA Podcast by Julian Feeld, Travis View & Jake Rockatansky

QAA Podcast

4,247 Listeners

The Science of Birds by Ivan Phillipsen

The Science of Birds

833 Listeners

Completely Arbortrary by Completely Arbortrary

Completely Arbortrary

1,219 Listeners

Let's Learn Everything! by Maximum Fun

Let's Learn Everything!

421 Listeners

The Joy of Why by Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine

The Joy of Why

500 Listeners