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Bring in the army, beekeepers urge as hornet swarms strike
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Beekeepers want the army and civil protection to help track oriental hornet colonies that have destroyed hives across Malta this summer. Two full-time beekeepers say hornets wiped out 30 hives at their Birżebbuġa apiary, a loss they put at about €30,000, and warn of lasting damage to local farming if the infestation is not tackled.