Beekeepers and officials worried about yellow-legged hornet threat

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Beekeepers and officials worried about yellow-legged hornet threat
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In North Carolina, a significant struggle is underway between the state's honey bee farmers and the invasive yellow-legged hornet. Greg Wiggins from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture describes the hornet's nest as enormous, comparable to a beach ball or larger than a basketball. The lab in Cary, where Wiggins works, houses one of these nests, which can contain over 1,700 worker hornets that pose a serious threat to honey bees.

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