Dec. 19—OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture has announced the successful eradication of the northern giant hornet, a five-year effort involving state officials, local ...

The northern giant hornet, which used to be referred to as the Asian giant hornet or murder hornet, has now been declared ...

It has been announced that the Asian giant hornet, which was feared to be a threat to the United States, has finally been eradicated after a thorough three-year eradication campaign in Washington ...

Finding and removing Asian hornet nests in the Channel Islands is a challenge which is only going to grow, according to experts. Asian hornets have spread through Europe after arriving in southern ...

WASHINGTON STATE — The northern giant hornet, which used to be referred to as the Asian giant hornet or murder hornet, has now been declared eradicated in Washington state and the United States.

Sven Spichiger, an entomologist with the Washington state Department of Agriculture, poses for a photo with an Asian giant hornet from Japan mounted on a pin in Olympia, Wash., May 4, 2020.

A forest worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree in 2020 (Elaine Thompson/AP) Scientists destroyed the nest just as a number of queens were just beginning to ...

The latter part of October saw a giant Asian Hornet nest removed at The Old Cemetery near Southampton Common.