Washington state identifies first trapped Asian giant hornet – By Sommer Brokaw (UPI) / Aug 1 2020
Aug. 1 (UPI) — The Washington State Department of Agriculture has trapped its first Asian giant hornet.
The giant hornet was found in a department trap near Birch Bay in Whatcom County, a statement said. Officials identified the hornet at a lab on Wednesday after it had been trapped and sent for processing in mid-July.
It was the first Asian giant hornet to be detected in a trap in the state. Washington state previously confirmed five other hornets were found in the environment.
“This is encouraging because it means we know that the traps work,” Sven Spichiger, the department’s managing entomologist, said in the statement. “But it also means we have work to do.”
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