Yeah, saw this article as well. American honey bees are absolutely helpless, and I strongly suspect that even Africanized Bees will be similarly predated.
If the Giant Hornet does make inroads here in the US, then the only thing we can do will be to bring Japanese honey bees to the US - they are the only species of bees in the world that can possibly defend their hives from these monsters.
This is a legitimate threat that could really do with some help from the Federal government, but given how they handled COVID-19, I'm pretty sure that won't happen.
If the Giant Hornet does make inroads here in the US, then the only thing we can do will be to bring Japanese honey bees to the US - they are the only species of bees in the world that can possibly defend their hives from these monsters.
This is a legitimate threat that could really do with some help from the Federal government, but given how they handled COVID-19, I'm pretty sure that won't happen.