Another invasive Asian giant hornet found in Washington state
Another Asian giant hornet was found and killed in Washington, the state Department of Agriculture (WSDA) confirmed Thursday.
The department said someone found the hornet “wiggling on the porch” at their Bellingham home and stepped on the hornet, killing it. The person then collected and reported the specimen, and the state was able to confirm it was an Asian giant hornet.
The next closest confirmed sighting of an Asian giant hornet was on May 27 in the town of Custer, which is about 15 miles northwest of Bellingham.
Asian giant hornets are an invasive species that attack honey beehives for protein, potentially taking out 30,000 honey bees in an otherwise healthy hive.
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