According to the WSDA, Washington must go three years without detection to meet the regulatory definition of eradication. There have been no confirmed sightings of the northern giant hornet ...

managing entomologist at the Washington state Agriculture Department. “An Asian giant hornet can sting you multiple times and deliver larger doses of venom just because of the size of them.

The Washington state and U.S. Departments of Agriculture announced the eradication earlier this month, saying there had been no detections of the northern giant hornet in Washington since 2021.

Federal and Washington state agriculture officials announced Wednesday that the northern giant hornet, also known as the "murder hornet," has been eradicated from the country. The Washington State ...

The somewhat dubiously named “murder hornet” added a fresh twist to daily horrors in the news after a few were spotted in Washington State. But nine months earlier, the Asian giant hornet had ...

While that did help the Hornets' offense, the defense was putrid again. Washington hit some tough shots but was also allowed a number of open three-pointers in the opening quarter alone.