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June 5, 2020 Posted by Michele Colopy EDUCATION

Let’s Not Be Distracted by Fear & Hyperbole

Information, education, comparison, understanding, and cold hard facts will always win the day as we seek to live within a balanced ecosystem. Invasive species of course are cause for concern, but let us not be distracted by fear and hyperbole, or act in the extreme. Learn about the native pollinators, the native hornets and wasps, and how we can support a healthy and sustainable ecosystem. Select the links below to learn more.

A side-by-side comparison of the Asian Giant Hornet and other insects

Ignore the murder hornet

Asian Giant Hornets Arrive in the US

Asian Giant Hornets Spotted for First Time in the US

Bees, Ants, Wasps and similar

Recruiting insect allies to combat brown marmorated stink bug

Identifying Bees and Wasps

Share photos of the insects you see at iNaturalist and learn more about them

photo of Asian Giant Hornet and Cicada Killer Bee from North Carolina Extension

About Michele Colopy

Michele Colopy, LEAD Co-Founder, holds a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management/Arts Administration. She has more than twenty years of nonprofit experience at the national, state, and local level. She has worked with membership associations, pollinator advocacy, performing arts, housing and homelessness, foreclosure prevention, community development, and health and wellness. She was Treasurer of a State Association from 2016-2019 modernizing the accounting, co-managing a USDA grant, administering the Affiliate program, and managing two grant programs. She was the Program Director of a national pollinator advocacy NGO 2013-2019.

Asian Giant Hornets

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