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De acordo com <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=\"\">Mensageiro Vespeiro<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 <\/em>a newsletter criada pela Clemson University ap\u00f3s a chegada de <em>V. velutina<\/em> para monitorizar esta esp\u00e9cie \u2013 foram removidos 102 ninhos de embri\u00f5es em 2026, e mais de 3.500 rainhas foram capturadas com recurso a armadilhas. Atualmente, conforme reportado por <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/killer-bees-invade-states-south-wreak-havoc\" title=\"\">m\u00eddia local<\/a><\/strong>, mais de 4.700 armadilhas foram colocadas e o Departamento de Agricultura e Ind\u00fastrias est\u00e1 a trabalhar para monitorizar a situa\u00e7\u00e3o e impedir a sua propaga\u00e7\u00e3o para outros estados, especialmente no Sul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Os Estados Unidos est\u00e3o preocupados com a dissemina\u00e7\u00e3o da Vespa velutina. Este vespa foi detetado pela primeira vez em 2023 na Ge\u00f3rgia e desde ent\u00e3o espalhou-se para a Carolina do Sul. Em 2026, mais de 100 ninhos embrion\u00e1rios foram removidos e mais de 3.500 rainhas foram capturadas utilizando armadilhas. Atualmente, segundo a comunica\u00e7\u00e3o social local, foram colocadas mais de 4.700 armadilhas, e o Departamento de Agricultura e Ind\u00fastrias est\u00e1 a trabalhar para monitorizar a situa\u00e7\u00e3o e evitar que se propague a outros estados, especialmente no Sul.<\/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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