An Asian giant hornet. (WSDA, Twitter)
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has successfully identified its second Asian giant hornet nest this year.
State Department of Agriculture begins Asian giant hornet tracking effort
The WSDA found the nest southwest of where a separate one was found in August, “all within a few miles of each incident in North Whatcom County.” Workers were able to find it after tagging and tracking a pair of hornets spotted in Whatcom County earlier in the week.
Efforts to eradicate the new nest are underway now, and are expected to wrap up “in the next few days,”
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