The Biden years have been filled with horrors. From Murder Hornets to giant floating Joro Spiders to venomous hairy caterpillars (the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and being on the verge of nuclear war), it’s been a busy few years. But determined and innovative scientists have notched a win. Murder hornets are “officially” eradicated from the continental US.
And great news for the green-knuckled enviros dragging their settled science around: in some cases, they used CO2 to kill them.
State, federal and international government agencies worked together to eradicate “murder hornets” in the U.S., the officials said.
To do so, first entomologists had to find the hornets’ nests. Finding the nests can be a challenge, because the hornets typically build their nests in forested areas, often in an underground cavity, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In some cases, entomologists captured a live hornet, attached a radio tag to it, released it, and tracked the hornet back to its nest. Figuring out how to securely attach a radio tag to a hornet without harming it was a hurdle.
After finding a nest in a tree, a team plugged the nest with foam, wrapped the tree in plastic and vacuumed out the hornets. They also injected carbon dioxide into the tree to kill any remaining hornets.
The “Murder Hornet” has been eradicated in the U.S.
I seem to recall CO2 being blamed for their American invasion. So, maybe not?
