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Scientists Remove 98 ‘murder Hornets' in Washington State
Scientists removed 98 so-called murder hornets from a nest discovered near the Canadian border in Washington state over the weekend, including 13 that were captured live in a net
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Washington State Discovers First ‘Murder Hornet' Nest in US
Scientists in Washington state have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out Saturday to protect native honeybees.
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Alarmed About the ‘Murder Hornet'? DC Area Has Little to Worry About, Experts Say
Brook Stevens was building a tiki bar outside his home in Huntingtown, Maryland, last week when he saw it; a fat, black-and-yellow hornet at least an inch long. Stevens, a 40-year-old dad, had just read online about the “murder hornet.” So he smacked the bug dead and snapped photos. He knew it would scare his 10-year-old daughter. “I saw this...
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Asian Giant Hornets
Here’s a look at the world’s largest hornet, which was found in late 2019 in Washington state. -
‘Murder Hornets': What to Know if You Think You See One
Hundreds of people in the D.C. area have contacted officials to report suspected sightings of murder hornets. But the murder hornet, named the Asian giant hornet, has only been found in Washington state in the United States. Think you saw one? Here is how to identify one.