The first nest of murder hornets in the U.S. has been discovered in Washington state. These hornets are a threat to the native honeybees, so scientists and state officials are working together to wipe the harmful insects. The state’s Agriculture Department used dental floss to tie tracking devices to the giant hornets, as AP News detailed:
“Ladies and gentlemen, we did it,” agency spokeswoman Karla Salp said at a virtual briefing. Bad weather delayed plans Friday to destroy the nest found in Blaine, a city north of Seattle.
The nest is about the size of a basketball and contains an estimated 100 to 200 hornets, according to scientists, who suspected it was in the area ever since the invasive insects began appearing late last year.
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