Pro 8 Investigates: Are river wasps dangerous?
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KGNS News
Story Created:
May 20, 2010
Story Updated:
May 21, 2010
As our Sister City prepares to release tens of thousands of wasps in an effort to help control the rapid growth of the carrizo cane, some residents on this side of the border question if the insects could threaten our health or even safety.
When you think of wasps, you picture larger ones, which often are more dangerous than bees. But the tens of thousands of wasps to be released along the Rio Grande in Nuevo Laredo do not have any stingers.
Environmental scientist, Tom Miller says the wasp is a "Tetramesa Romana."
He took us through a trail along the Rio Grande in search of that insect.
We found one sticky trap and it's so small that most people wouldn't even see it.
Miller says the first purpose of getting rid of this invasive plant is because it consumes large amounts of water. With 30 to 40-thousand acres of cane scattered from Laredo to Del Rio, that's equal to billions of gallons of water every year.
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why don't they said on Saturday, May 22 at 1:40 PM
take the oil from the LA coast and use it on the plants there to "kill them off", heck it may even slow down the illegals!
43770164Johnson said on Saturday, May 22 at 1:41 AM
Oh and since Raulito didn't do so good lets vote Emilio for mayor this time. What do you think /- ?
43740734Johnson said on Saturday, May 22 at 1:36 AM
No NO No don't mention ileagal aliens. They'll start saying that eradicating the carrizo is racist and violating thier human rights, by removing the cover they use to hide from the border patrol" LA MIGRA". And might want to plan another boy-cott. lololololol.
43740619re: mentally challenged said on Friday, May 21 at 6:07 PM
When you run for mayor count on my vote. Finally someone that thinks out of the box
43718804We should said on Friday, May 21 at 1:58 PM
Use depleted uranium.
43700664The Tea Party said on Friday, May 21 at 1:09 PM
Are they talking about the wasps in the Tea Party ?? We need some cheap wasps to do this job.
43696314OMG said on Friday, May 21 at 11:05 AM
They are being contracted for cheap labor..ha ha ha !!
43683469OMG !! said on Friday, May 21 at 11:03 AM
ha ha ha !! maybe they are going to take the ilegal aliens jobs !
43683179TazednConfuzed said on Friday, May 21 at 10:51 AM
Why in the world are they going to release Wealthy Anglo-Saxon Protestants on the Rio Grande??? Wouldn't it be easier to release agent orange on the carrizo that should take care of the problem!
43681979Mentally challenged said on Friday, May 21 at 4:10 AM
What happens if the cane is destroyed completely?Then the wasp feeds on what?Import a worm from South America to feed on the wasp larvae, then bring in a fly to kill the worm then,well u get the picture,unless....you are more challenged than me.
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