US bracing for invasion of monster hornets

The US is facing an invasion of giant Asian hornets that scientists fear could threaten its bee population. The monster hornets – nicknamed "murder hornets" by researchers in the northwestern state of Washington – were first spotted late last year near Blaine, a town near the Canadian border. Known as the Vespa Mandarinia, the hornet is two inches long and is capable of stinging several times, which can prove fatal. It is estimated that they kill around 50 people a year in Japan alon