“Lawmakers are pushing ahead with legislation that seeks to halt the spread of murder hornets that have recently arrived in the U.S.” says The Hill.
“The hornets, whose queen can grow up to two inches long, arrived in the U.S. from Asia and pose a grave risk to the native bee populations they feed on. The legislation from House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-A.Z.) would set aside $4 million a year for the next four years in grant funding for states.”