AN AGRICULTURAL THREAT LOOMS. THE "SATAN" WASP

“THE SATAN WASP” IS HERE
A deadly and dangerous insect has been found in Mississippi.

There is an entirely new species nicknamed the “Satan” wasp. This new species was discovered recently by scientists from the University of Mississippi. What they have discovered so far has scientists, public health officials, farmers, and bee keepers worried.

“We didn’t think it was real,” scientists admit, talking about this dangerous newly discovered threat:

● It is larger than most wasps measuring as large as 2 to 3 inches which is huge for a wasp.

● It is particularly aggressive and will swarm attack anything or anyone it considered a threat.

● It lays eggs in the bellies of living flies where their young mature and eat their way out of the host’s belly. Unlike typical parasites, these eventually kill their host. The host fly may take several hours to die experiencing the horror of these larvae eating their way out of its belly. This description is according to Nature.

● It’s bite is a strong one, in fact it’s one of the most painful bites of all flying insects. The pain it’s bite inflicts has been compared to that of the desert scorpion. Left untreated the wound becomes infected and flesh begins to deteriorate, to rot, in a manner similar to the process of a bite from the Recluse Spider.

● As with all wasps and hornets, these are carnivores which means they eat meat. While they present some danger to people and livestock, the real threat is to our already precarious honey bee population.

Says Dr. L. Levine, a specialist in this field, “If left unchecked these wasps could dominate the entire North American ecosystem in a matter of only a few years. Their hunting and killing of honey bees threatens agriculture in a significant way. These wasps travel in swarms of hundreds or even thousands. After a ‘messenger wasp’has identified a honey bee hive it returns to it’s hive and tells them where the honey bees are.

Then they organize and swarm together, decapitating the bees and tearing them apart as they feast on the bee’s innards. Their powerful mandibles are huge, sharp, and carry a nerve poison. The bite paralyzes the bee immediately making its dissection and digestion easy for the hunter ‘Satan Wasp’.”

He went on to say, “They often build their nests underground and at the base of buildings. This subterranean hive practice makes it difficult to find them. A subterranean hive of ‘Satan’ wasps can be home to as many as 35,000 of these wasps. Furthermore, they appear resistant to many insecticides currently in use.”

These wasps are larger, more potent, fly further, establish a ‘territory’ of up to 50 square miles. And they reproduce like crazy. When they bite you, you know you’ve been bit! When a swarm attacks and bites, your very life may be in danger.
Something has got to be done, but nobody seems to have a handle on what should be done.
We can only pray that authorities give this the thoughtful attention it deserves.

I’m Max, and that’s the way I see it!