In the U.S., an increase in sightings of the Asian giant hornet have prompted fears that the vicious insect could establish itself locally and devastate the country's bee populations. 

The Asian hornets are significantly larger than the more common honeybee. And their six-millimeter stinger can be far deadlier.

But the biggest risks are less to human and more to agriculture. This is how it breaks down.

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