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this time of autumn, accidents often occur in Japan as well as in Korea, where wasps sting and killing their lives.
In particular, this year, wasps, which are deadly toxic, are on the rise in Japan.
This is Tokyo's correspondent Yoo Seong-jae.
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A residential area in Saitama, Japan.
A beehive the size of a volleyball ball was found on the roof of a yard building.
Thumb-sized wasps are constantly coming and going.
It was discovered later that wasps start building their hive before the onset of the summer rainy season.
[Resident: Because of corona. I didn't know because it's only at home.] A
bee repellent in a hurry injects a powerful insecticide into the doorway.
[Sakuraba/Bee Fighter: Houses are quite crowded, so I try not to irritate them as much as possible.]
Pick up the beehive and attach adhesive paper to the bees returning home.
In Japan, nearly 100 people are killed each year by wasps that have adapted to urban life.
In particular, the beehives in autumn are growing with queen bees that will lay eggs next year, so bees trying to protect the queen bees are extremely aggressive.
[Professor Ono/Tamagawa University, Faculty of Agriculture: (Middle wasp) Worker bees are very sensitive to external attacks. Many unexpected swarms of bees can attack.] In
rural residential areas, houses of long-lived wasps, which are about 40 times more toxic than bees, are sometimes found.
The length of the sting is 7mm, so thick leather gloves are essential to combat.
[((The stinger) is huge.) I didn't even get to my skin.] As
outdoor activities that were suppressed by the coronavirus outbreak gradually increased in autumn, concerns about the damage to wasps in Japan are growing.
(Video coverage: Hyunjin Moon)