If you had “murder” in your name you’d be hoping for a change, too. The Washington State Department of Agriculture announced Monday that it would follow new guidance on the… Read More
Using a high-tech wind tunnel built for mosquitos, researchers at the University of Washington have uncovered how the pests seek out humans, first detecting carbon dioxide from our breath and… Read More
The Washington State Department of Agriculture generated worldwide attention when it successfully eradicated an Asian giant hornet nest in the northwest part of the state in the fall of 2020.… Read More
The Washington State Department of Agriculture said Friday that it has located a new Asian giant hornet nest — the second of 2021 — just a couple weeks after removing… Read More
The entomologists and researchers leading the fight against Asian giant hornets in Washington state have made some tweaks to the tech they’re using to tag, track and hopefully eliminate the… Read More
Another Asian giant hornet nest has been removed from a tree in Washington as the state’s Department of Agriculture tries to stay a step ahead of the invasive pest sometimes… Read More
Tech has passed the test again in helping to track down another Asian giant hornet nest in Washington state. About a week after one of the invasive, so-called “murder hornets”… Read More
Beta Hatch is raising cash as fast as it’s raising insects. The farming startup that hatched near Seattle and is now growing in Cashmere, Wash., announced Wednesday that is has… Read More
If things weren’t feeling quite apocalyptic enough for you these days, don’t bother cuing the locusts. The murder hornets are back instead. The Washington State Department of Agriculture announced Thursday… Read More
They’re baaaack? Hopefully, not quite. Less than a year after the Washington State Department of Agriculture located and eradicated a dangerous nest of Asian giant hornets in the northwestern part… Read More
Beta Hatch is planning to grow more than insects east of Seattle in Cashmere, Wash. The 5-year-old startup is growing its entire operation and in the process has raised $9.3… Read More
A researcher from the University of Washington, using tiny technology, has been playing a big role in helping state entomologists tackle a giant problem. Giant hornets, in fact. The Washington… Read More
Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologists have successfully located an Asian giant hornet nest on a property in Blaine, Wash., the agency reported Friday. It’s the first such nest ever… Read More
The same University of Washington team that brought us the beetle cam is now taking flight with moths, developing tiny sensors that can hitch a ride and be dropped into… Read More
Some of Vikram Iyer’s biggest ideas come in the smallest packages. And those packages can even be attached to insects. A PhD student at the University of Washington, Iyer works… Read More
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has trapped its first Asian giant hornet. An image of the 2-inch-long specimen shared by the agency on Friday served as a rather alarming… Read More
Here’s what happens when a GoPro goes low — really low, as in insect height. Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a tiny robotic camera and attached the… Read More
Beta Hatch, the insect-growing startup looking to revolutionize the animal feed business through its science and technology, has raised $3 million as part of a new funding round. Founded in… Read More
During the day, in his job as the deputy chief information security officer for Farsight Security, Dan Schwalbe helps root out cybersecurity threats to try to make the internet a… Read More
Beta Hatch, the insect-growing startup that is looking to move away from the Seattle area and scale its business near Wenatchee, Wash., got more help in achieving that goal when… Read More
Some of the most intriguing farming in Washington is taking place not among the valleys or rolling hills of the eastern part of the state. It’s happening indoors, in an… Read More