A radio tracking device fitted by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) entomologists is seen on one of three Asian giant hornets before they led researchers to a colony in a tree near Blaine, Washington, U.S. October 22, 2020. Picture taken October 22, 2020. WSDA/Karla Salp/Handout via REUTERS
(Reuters) - A team of entomologists in full-body protective gear vacuumed Asian giant hornets out of a tree in Washington state on Saturday, eradicating the first nest of the so-called murder hornets found in the United States.
The state's agricultural department said it had spent weeks searching for and trapping the hornets, which attack honeybee hives and could pose a threat to humans, because they can sting repeatedly with venom that is stronger than a honeybee's.
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