Asian giant hornets at the entrance of a nest in 2021. This was one of three nests researchers with the Washington State Department of Agriculture eradicated last year in an attempt to ensure the hornet does not gain a foothold in North America.
May 24, 2022
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May 24, 2022 2:27 p.m.
Officials on lookout for Asian giant hornets
OLYMPIA — There have not been any confirmed sightings of the Asian giant hornet in Washington so far this year, according to Sven-Erik Spichiger, a managing entomologist with the Washington State Department of Agriculture.