Washington discovers first murder hornet nest of 2021

By Washington Examiner

Published August 24, 2021 12:00am ET

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Washington discovers first murder hornet nest of 2021 — An Asian giant hornet from Japan is held on a pin by Sven Spichiger, an entomologist with the Washington state Dept. of Agriculture, Monday, May 4, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. The insect, which has been found in Washington state, is the world's largest hornet, and has been dubbed the "Murder Hornet" in reference to its appetite for honey bees, and a sting that can be fatal to humans. | (Ted S. Warren/AP)

Officials in Washington have found their first murder hornet hive of 2021.

Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), with help from the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agricultures’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), found the Asian giant hornet nest in a rural area east of Blaine.

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