Asian hornets are very dangerous to humans, pets, cattle ... Now they are proposing that a carnivorous flower may be the answer.
A hornet species that has killed at least six people in France and devastated honey production may have met its match – in the form of a carnivorous plant. The pitcher plant lures in the ‘hornet from hell’, before devouring and digesting it. Pheromones from the plant could be used to build a commercial trap.
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