[국제]’Bumblebee’ on longevity wasp crossing the Pacific Ocean… a large-scale sweeping operation in the western United States

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Korean longevity wasps cross the Pacific Ocean and turn the western part of the United States upside down.

Japanese wasps have been found in Canada.

Authorities in the United States and Canada are engaged in sweeping sweeping operations against Asian wasps, which devastate bees and pose a threat to humans as well.

Reporter Kim Hyung-geun on the report.

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People fully armed with thick protective clothing climb trees and make holes.

It is a so-called’wasp fight’ that is taking place in the western United States.

This is because Asian wasps crossed the Pacific Ocean and appeared in Canada and the western United States.

Asian wasps devastate bees in apiaries and are a threat to humans as well.

A wasp sting can penetrate your hazmat suit, and repeated stings can kill your life.

[스벤-에릭 스피치거 / 미국 워싱턴주 농무부 곤충학자 : 일반적인 양봉 복장으로는 여러분을 보호하지 못할 것입니다. 말벌은 침 길이가 6mm이고 대부분의 옷을 쉽게 뚫을 수 있습니다.]

The first Asian wasp was found in British Columbia, Canada.

But recently, it has also been found in Washington State, USA.

Wasps found in the United States are known to be related to Korean wasps, and wasps found in Canada are known to be related to Japanese wasps.

It is believed to have crossed the Pacific Ocean in a freighter.

Authorities in the United States and Canada began sweeping sweeping operations as wasps set up new nests everywhere in the spring.

There are plans to set up thousands of traps in the future to catch wasps.

[파울 반 베스텐도르프 / 캐나다 브리티시컬럼비아주 농림부 장관 : 덫을 설치할 겁니다. 워싱턴 주로부터 받은 이 특별한 페로몬에 대해 매우 감사하게 생각합니다. 이 페로몬은 말벌들을 덫에 빠뜨리기 위해 사용될 겁니다.]

Authorities in the United States and Canada believe that if there are fewer bees due to wasps, they will not be able to collect pollen, which will hurt agriculture as well.

ytn This is Hyung-geun Kim.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]