Washington State Department of Agriculture via Reuters
Entomologists in Washington State have located a third murder hornet nest just a few miles from where they found a second nest just 24 hours earlier. The nests have an unknown number of Asian giant hornets and will be eradicated, the Washington State Department of Agriculture said Saturday. The nests were located near the city of Blaine near the Canadian-U.S. border. Authorities found the nest after tagging and releasing a live hornet in what was the first successful bottle trap catch of the horrifying creature this year.
Second 2021 nest is down. A third has been located within the same general area. We are working on plans for eradicating now. More updates to come in the next week. pic.twitter.com/kcbO9CXDCL
— Washington State Department of Agriculture (@WSDAgov) September 11, 2021