Dead ‘murder hornet’ found near Seattle, Washington is first identified in United States this year

Dead ‘murder hornet’ found near Seattle, Washington is first identified in United States this year

South China Morning Post - World·2021-06-17 07:11

The invasive insects, first found near the US-Canadian border in December 2019, are native to Asia and pose a threat to honeybees and native hornet species

The hornets’ sting is extremely painful and repeated stings, though rare, can kill

Scientists have found a dead Asian giant hornet north of Seattle, the first so-called murder hornet discovered in the country this year, federal and state investigators said on Wednesday.

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