Articles about Washington State Department of Agriculture

Murder hornets get a new name, but desire to wipe them out in Washington state remains the same

If you had “murder” in your name you’d be hoping for a change, too. The Washington State Department of Agriculture… Read More

All in the murderous family: Asian giant hornets found in Washington in 2021 came from 2020 nest

The Washington State Department of Agriculture generated worldwide attention when it successfully eradicated an Asian giant hornet nest in the… Read More

Second ‘murder hornet’ nest eradicated and a third nest has been located in Washington state

The Washington State Department of Agriculture eradicated another Asian giant hornet nest over the weekend and said it located the… Read More

Washington state tracks down another Asian giant hornet nest, with plans to eradicate it soon

The Washington State Department of Agriculture said Friday that it has located a new Asian giant hornet nest — the… Read More

‘Murder hornet’ nest cut from tree in Washington state; 1,500 developing insects found inside

Another Asian giant hornet nest has been removed from a tree in Washington as the state’s Department of Agriculture tries… Read More

New ‘murder hornet’ nest located in Washington state as scientists again use tiny tracking tech

Tech has passed the test again in helping to track down another Asian giant hornet nest in Washington state. About… Read More

First ‘murder hornet’ of 2021 spotted in Washington state, 2 miles from where old nest was eradicated

If things weren’t feeling quite apocalyptic enough for you these days, don’t bother cuing the locusts. The murder hornets are… Read More

New ‘murder hornet’ reported in Washington state, but specimen’s origin puzzles entomologists

They’re baaaack? Hopefully, not quite. Less than a year after the Washington State Department of Agriculture located and eradicated a… Read More

UW researcher put tiny tracking technology on giant hornets to help state deal with murderous pest

A researcher from the University of Washington, using tiny technology, has been playing a big role in helping state entomologists… Read More

Using radio trackers, scientists locate ‘murder hornet’ nest in Washington state — first ever in U.S.

Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologists have successfully located an Asian giant hornet nest on a property in Blaine, Wash.,… Read More

Washington traps its first ‘murder hornet’; state will use infrared cameras to search for nests

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has trapped its first Asian giant hornet. An image of the 2-inch-long specimen shared… Read More