Murder hornets

The Washington Department of Agriculture is actively seeking volunteers to help trap the Giant Asian Hornets after two sitings were confirmed in Blaine County and a nest was confirmed to have been found in Nanaimo, British Columbia on Vancouver Island.

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Mon., May 4, 2020

A dead Asian giant hornet is photographed in a lab in Olympiain this Dec. 30, 2019, photo provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. The world’s largest hornet, a 2-inch-long killer with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state, and entomologists are making plans to wipe it out. Dubbed the “murder hornet” by some, the Asian giant hornet has a sting that could be fatal to some humans.

Quinlyn Baine Washington State Department Of Agriculture
In this Dec. 30, 2019, photo provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, the stinger of a dead Asian giant hornet is photographed in a lab in Olympia, Wash. The world's largest hornet, a 2-inch long killer with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state and entomologists are making plans to wipe it out. Dubbed the "Murder Hornet" by some, the Asian giant hornet has a sting that could be fatal to some humans. It is just now starting to emerge from hibernation.

Karla Salp Washington State Department Of Agriculture
In this April 23, 2020, photo provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, Chris Looney, a Washington State entomologist, poses with a dead Asian giant hornet attached to his jacket in Blaine, Wash. The world's largest hornet, a 2-inch long killer with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state and entomologists are making plans to wipe it out. Dubbed the "Murder Hornet" by some, the Asian giant hornet has a sting that could be fatal to some humans. It is just now starting to emerge from hibernation.

Karla Salp Washington State Department Of Agriculture
In this April 23, 2020, photo provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, a researcher holds a dead Asian giant hornet in Blaine, Wash. The world's largest hornet, a 2-inch long killer with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state and entomologists are making plans to wipe it out. Dubbed the "Murder Hornet" by some, the Asian giant hornet has a sting that could be fatal to some humans. It is just now starting to emerge from hibernation.

Karla Salp Washington State Department Of Agriculture
In this April 23, 2020, photo provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, Chris Looney, a Washington State entomologist, places a trap used to search for the Asian giant hornet in Blaine, Wash. The world's largest hornet, a 2-inch long killer with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state and entomologists are making plans to wipe it out. Dubbed the "Murder Hornet" by some, the Asian giant hornet has a sting that could be fatal to some humans. It is just now starting to emerge from hibernation.

Karla Salp Washington State Department Of Agriculture
In this April 23, 2020, photo provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, dead Asian giant hornets sit on a researcher's field notebook in Blaine, Wash. The world's largest hornet, a 2-inch long killer with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state and entomologists are making plans to wipe it out. Dubbed the "Murder Hornet" by some, the Asian giant hornet has a sting that could be fatal to some humans. It is just now starting to emerge from hibernation.

Karla Salp Washington State Department Of Agriculture