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In 2020 and 2021, Washington and Canada confirmed new sightings of the hornets, then dubbed “murder hornets.” At the end of 2021, the state Department of Agriculture found and removed four giant hornet nests in Whatcom County.
‘Murder hornet’ possibly spotted in WA for the first time in 3 years Ellen Dennis 2024
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The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter of hours, has been declared eradicated in the U.S., five years after being spotted for the first time in Washington state near the Canadian border.
Invasive ‘murder hornets’ are wiped out in the US, officials say GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press 2024
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