#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/20/2020 #3

For the 1st time, the Asian giant hornet, popularly known as the “murder hornet”, has been spotted in the United States. In December 2019, the Washington State Department of Agriculture verified two reports of the dangerous insect near Blaine, just south of the border with Canada. Since December, pest control and government agencies have received unconfirmed reports of sightings as far south as Portland, OR. Experts say these hornets are not generally a threat to humans, but could pose a danger to the already struggling U.S. bee population.

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#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 10/26/2020 #3

Sven Spichiger, Washington State Department of Agriculture managing entomologist, displays an Asian giant hornet from a nest in a tree in Blaine, WA.

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/24/2021 #18

In 2020, heavily protected crews in Washington state worked to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the U.S. #AsianGiantHornet

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#4 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/19/2024 #3

Federal and state officials have declared the eradication of the so-called murder hornet from the United States, five years after the invasive species was first detected in the country. The eradication of the northern giant hornet, formerly known as the Asian giant hornet, was announced in a remote press conference Wednesday by the Washington State and U.S. departments of agriculture, which said there has not been a sighting of the insect in three years.

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#5 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 11/16/2025 #3

Ballersdorf, France • An Api & Co employee marks an Asian hornet with a felt-tip pen. Beekeepers in the Alsace region are working hard to find the nests of the invasive species using ‘thermographic’ binoculars or by tagging them with colored markers and transmitters.

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