First 'Murder Hornet' Nest In U.S. Found In Washington State

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The nest was found after a worker for the Washington state Agriculture Department caught two of the large hornets in a trap Wednesday.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Scientists have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out Saturday to protect native honeybees, officials in Washington state said.

The world’s largest hornet at 2 inches long, the invasive insects can decimate entire hives of honeybees and deliver painful stings to people. Farmers in the northwestern U.S. depend on those honeybees to pollinate many crops, including raspberries and blueberries.that has stirred fears in an already bleak year, the hornets kill at most a few dozen people a year in Asian countries, and experts say it is probably far less.

The nest was found inside the cavity of a tree on private property, the Agriculture Department said. Dozens of the hornets were seen buzzing in and out of the tree.

 

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They obligingly held off during the first peak, but they never said they were going to go away. Hopefully winter will help slow them down.

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