Officials plan to eradicate the Asian giant hornet nest, hopefully, before the invasive species takes hold.

When the first so-called "murder-hornet" nest was destroyed in Washington state last month, scientists discovered hundreds of live specimens in various stages of development, officials revealed on ...

The Asian giant hornet, known for its large size and potent venom, poses a threat to humans and honeybee populations. Its ...

It turns out there were a lot more queens in the first-ever giant Asian “murder hornet” nest found in the US than what they initially discovered. Researchers approximate nearly 200 queens were ...

Nearly 1,500 Asian giant hornets in “various stages of development” were found in a nest in Whatcom County. The nest was eradicated on Wednesday.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is currently in the middle of eradicating its third Asian giant hornet nest for the year.

The nest was located in the base of a dead alder tree in rural Whatcom County, east of Blaine. It was located about two miles from the nest that WSDA eradicated last October and about one-quarter mile ...

BLAINE, Wash. — The first Asian giant hornet nest found in the United States was successfully eradicated from a tree in Whatcom County, according to the Washington State Department of ...

Murder Hornet Nest, First in U.S., Is Removed in Washington State Officials vacuumed the nest in Blaine, Wash., on Saturday before the voracious Asian giant hornets could multiply and lay waste to ...

A nest of a massive, and potentially deadly, invasive hornet species in Washington state likely isn't the only one in the U.S., a state entomologist said. A team with the Washington State ...

An Asian giant hornet tagged with a radio tracker. (WSDA Photo) The Washington State Department of Agriculture said Friday that it has located a new Asian giant hornet nest — the second of 2021 ...

Officials located the nest after netting and tagging three hornets between August 11- 17. One of the hornets slipped out of the tracking device, another one was never found, but the third one led ...