Asian Giant Hornets can deliver painful stings to people and spit venom but are the biggest threat to honeybees that farmers depend on to pollinate crops. AFP
A sample specimen of a dead Asian Giant Hornet from Japan, also known as a murder hornet. Scientists discovered a nest of the hornets in the US state of Washington after tracking the insects. AFP
Washington State Department of Agriculture workers pull on protective suits before attempting to eradicate a nest of Asian giant hornets from a tree in Blaine, near the US border with Canada, early on October 24, 2020. AP Photo
Washington State Department of Agriculture workers vacuum a nest of Asian giant hornets discovered in a tree. AP Photo
Scientists wanted to destroy the murder hornets, a non-native species, to protect local honeybees. AP Photo
Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologist Chris Looney fills the tree cavity with carbon dioxide after vacuuming a nest of Asian giant hornets from inside it. WSDA via Reuters
Residents watch scientists destroy a nest of Asian giant hornets in Blaine, Washington. AFP
Washington State Department of Agriculture scientists disconnect hoses from a canister after vacuuming Asian giant hornets out of their nest. AP Photo
An entomologist uses dental floss to tie a radio tracking device on to one of three Asian giant hornets used to track down their colony to a tree near Blaine in Washington state. WSDA via Reuters
The radio tracking device fitted on an Asian giant hornet. WSDA via Reuters
Sven Spichiger, Washington State Department of Agriculture managing entomologist, smiles as he walks with a canister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a nest in a tree behind him. AP Photo
Sven Spichiger displays the canister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a nest in Blaine, Washington on October 24, 2020. AP Photo
Asian Giant Hornets can deliver painful stings to people and spit venom but are the biggest threat to honeybees that farmers depend on to pollinate crops. AFP
A sample specimen of a dead Asian Giant Hornet from Japan, also known as a murder hornet. Scientists discovered a nest of the hornets in the US state of Washington after tracking the insects. AFP
Washington State Department of Agriculture workers pull on protective suits before attempting to eradicate a nest of Asian giant hornets from a tree in Blaine, near the US border with Canada, early on October 24, 2020. AP Photo
Washington State Department of Agriculture workers vacuum a nest of Asian giant hornets discovered in a tree. AP Photo
Scientists wanted to destroy the murder hornets, a non-native species, to protect local honeybees. AP Photo
Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologist Chris Looney fills the tree cavity with carbon dioxide after vacuuming a nest of Asian giant hornets from inside it. WSDA via Reuters
Residents watch scientists destroy a nest of Asian giant hornets in Blaine, Washington. AFP
Washington State Department of Agriculture scientists disconnect hoses from a canister after vacuuming Asian giant hornets out of their nest. AP Photo
An entomologist uses dental floss to tie a radio tracking device on to one of three Asian giant hornets used to track down their colony to a tree near Blaine in Washington state. WSDA via Reuters
The radio tracking device fitted on an Asian giant hornet. WSDA via Reuters
Sven Spichiger, Washington State Department of Agriculture managing entomologist, smiles as he walks with a canister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a nest in a tree behind him. AP Photo
Sven Spichiger displays the canister of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a nest in Blaine, Washington on October 24, 2020. AP Photo
Asian Giant Hornets can deliver painful stings to people and spit venom but are the biggest threat to honeybees that farmers depend on to pollinate crops. AFP
