Washington gears up for second round of fight against Asian giant hornets

An Asian giant hornet peeks out of one of the cells in the nest found in a tree near Blaine. (Washington State Department of Agriculture Twitter)

New plans for second round of Asian giant hornets fight expected

The daffodils are sprouting, the clocks are springing forward, and in northwestern Whatcom County, the Asian giant hornets are about to begin waking up.

KIRO Radio is expecting an update this week from the Department of Agriculture about this year’s renewed effort to fight the invasive hornets.

Last fall, the department located and destroyed an Asian giant hornet nest on private property east of Blaine. The nest was the first of

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