According to the WSDA, Washington must go three years without detection to meet the regulatory definition of eradication. There have been no confirmed sightings of the northern giant hornet ...

formally known as the northern giant hornet, has been eradicated five years after it was first spotted in Washington state, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and U.S ...

State and federal agencies announced the accomplishment on Wednesday. “We’re pleased to announce the eradication of the northern giant hornet in Washington state,” the state’s Department ...

After three years without confirmed detections, the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the USDA have declared the ...

Washington is the only state that has had confirmed reports of northern giant hornets. Trappers found four nests in 2020 and 2021. Spichiger said Washington will remain on the lookout, despite ...

Federal and Washington state agriculture officials announced Wednesday that the northern giant hornet, also known as the "murder hornet," has been eradicated from the country. The Washington State ...

The so-called "murder hornet" has been eradicated from the United States, five years after the invasive species was first discovered in Washington state, officials declared Wednesday. There have been ...

and then were confirmed in Washington state by the end of 2019. When the species first arrived in the U.S., it was known as the Asian giant hornet. But in July of 2022, the Entomological Society ...

There have been no confirmed detections of the northern giant hornet -- the hornet's official name -- for the past three years, the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the U.S ...