2020 is the year of Snake Worms and Murder Hornets

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The venom of a wasp sting can kill a human, especially if there are multiple stings. However, their danger to humans is relatively low. Even in Japan where the hornet has established large populations, it only kills about 50 Japanese each year,  according to a 2006 Clinical Toxicology study. 

Hornets can kill insects and small rodents. Murder hornets are a danger to the Western honey bee which is already on the endangered list. Honey bees are important since farmers depend on them to pollinate their crops. 

In Washington, state entomologists continue to study the phenomenon, even as they move to eradicate them.

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