First Male ‘Murder Hornet’ Ever Found in the US Captured in Washington State

First Male ‘Murder Hornet’ Ever Found in the US Captured in Washington State
Courtesy of Washington State Department of Agriculture
Michael Wing
Updated:
The very first male “murder hornet” found in America was captured late July near Custer, Washington—the same place where a mated queen of the same species was found dead earlier this year.

The invasive, huge hornet, properly known as the Asian giant hornet or Japanese hornet, poses a grave danger to native honeybee populations, officials say, and this is cause for serious concern.

Michael Wing
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