Posted on Aug 27, 2021
A Nest Of Nearly 1,500 Asian Giant 'Murder Hornets' Has Been Eradicated
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Officials in Washington state said Thursday they had destroyed the first Asian giant hornet nest of the season, which was located near the town of Blaine along the Canadian border.
The Washington state Department of Agriculture said it eradicated the nest Wednesday.
The nest was located in the base of a dead alder tree in rural Whatcom County, about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from a nest the agency eradicated last October and about one-quarter mile from where a resident reported a live sighting of an Asian giant hornet on Aug. 11. The site is about one-quarter mile from the Canadian border.
The Asian giant hornets are sometimes called murder hornets because they prey on other bees.
Officials in Washington state said Thursday they had destroyed the first Asian giant hornet nest of the season, which was located near the town of Blaine along the Canadian border.
The Washington state Department of Agriculture said it eradicated the nest Wednesday.
The nest was located in the base of a dead alder tree in rural Whatcom County, about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from a nest the agency eradicated last October and about one-quarter mile from where a resident reported a live sighting of an Asian giant hornet on Aug. 11. The site is about one-quarter mile from the Canadian border.
The Asian giant hornets are sometimes called murder hornets because they prey on other bees.
A Nest Of Nearly 1,500 Asian Giant 'Murder Hornets' Has Been Eradicated
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