Using radio trackers, scientists finally locate ‘murder hornet’ nest in Washington state
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Oct 23 2020 at 4:18 PM GMT
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- Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologists have successfully located an Asian giant hornet nest on a property in Blaine, Wash., the agency reported Friday.
- It’s the first such nest ever found in the US Scientists have been trapping the so-called “murder hornets” and attempting to track them back to a nest for weeks.
- Three hornets trapped in nests this week were tagged with tiny radio trackers and one led the WSDA to the nest around 4p m on Thursday.
- The nest is inside the cavity of a tree.
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- Published Oct 23, 2020 4:18 PM GMT