So far in the year 2020 we've had to deal with a pandemic which has been devastating in terms of lives lost, economy, and an uncertain future... and if that wasn't bad enough, we now have an invasive species which seriously threatens the bee population which was already teetering on annihilation! Bees are critical for our existence, perhaps our number as a species is drawing closer to being up! An invasive species of giant hornet has the potential to devastate honey bee populations, experts have warned. More commonly known as the Asian giant hornet, these huge wasp-like insects have already proven a problematic invasive species in Europe and now it looks as though they have arrived in the US as well. According to the Washington State Department of Agriculture, there have been two reports of the insects near Blaine as well as additional unconfirmed reports from sites in the Custer area. Measuring 1.8 inches long and with a venomous stinger quarter-of-an-inch in length, the Asian giant