...First detected in British Colombia in the summer of 2019, the Asian giant hornet moved down into Washington where they quickly gained a reputation for painful, dangerous stings and the ability to wipe out honeybee colonies in minutes.

The Washington and U.S. Departments of Agriculture announced the eradication Wednesday, with the last confirmed sightings of the world’s largest hornet coming in 2021. Officials insist they will “remain vigilant” for holdouts.

“I’ve gotta tell you, as an entomologist—I’ve been doing this for over 25 years now, and it is a rare day when the humans actually get to win one against the insects,” Sven Spichiger, pest program manager of the Washington State Department of Agriculture, told a virtual news conference...

The nickname ‘murder’ hornet was applied from instances in China where these hornets are native. They had killed 42 people in a single year, but the real risk they pose is less towards humans and more towards pollinators. A swarm of Asian giant hornets can kill and eat a whole honeybee colony in 90 minutes...

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