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Seg\u00fan <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/regulatory\/category\/yellow-legged-hornet\/#&amp;_intcmp=fxw_lifestyle_article_main-content_article-body_2_21\" title=\"\">Avispa Herald<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 <\/em>un bolet\u00edn informativo establecido por la Universidad de Clemson tras la llegada de <em>V. velutina<\/em> para monitorear esta especie, se eliminaron 102 nidos de embriones en 2026 y se capturaron m\u00e1s de 3.500 reinas utilizando trampas. Actualmente, seg\u00fan lo informado por <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/killer-bees-invade-states-south-wreak-havoc\" title=\"\">medios locales<\/a><\/strong>, se han colocado m\u00e1s de 4.700 trampas y el Departamento de Agricultura e Industrias est\u00e1 trabajando para monitorear la situaci\u00f3n y prevenir su propagaci\u00f3n a otros estados, especialmente en el sur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estados Unidos est\u00e1 preocupado por la propagaci\u00f3n de Vespa velutina. Esta avispa se detect\u00f3 por primera vez en 2023 en Georgia y desde entonces se ha extendido a Carolina del Sur. En 2026 se retiraron m\u00e1s de 100 nidos de embri\u00f3n y se capturaron m\u00e1s de 3.500 reinas utilizando trampas. Actualmente, seg\u00fan informan los medios locales, se han instalado m\u00e1s de 4.700 trampas, y el Departamento de Agricultura e Industrias est\u00e1 trabajando para monitorear la situaci\u00f3n y prevenir su propagaci\u00f3n a otros estados, especialmente en el Sur.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The United States is concerned about the spread of Vespa velutina. This hornet was first detected in 2023 in Georgia and has since spread to South Carolina. 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