||| FROM GEEKWIRE |||
Another Asian giant hornet nest has been removed from a tree in Washington as the state’s Department of Agriculture tries to stay a step ahead of the invasive pest sometimes called the “murder hornet.”
WSDA took the nest out of the inside of an alder tree in Whatcom County, east of Blaine, Wash., on Wednesday. It was located about two miles from where a nest was cut from another tree last year and not far from where a live hornet was sighted on Aug. 11.
WSDA said in a news release Thursday that its staff vacuumed 113 worker hornets from the nest and netted an additional 67 hornets in the area. As bark and decayed wood was removed from the base of the tree, workers discovered that the hornets had chewed out the interior of the tree to make room for a nine-comb nest. It contained nearly 1,500 hornets in various stages of development.
WSDA tweeted an image of the queen of the nest and said she was “BIG.”
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The up-to-date article doesn’t say where in WA. But… INSIDE an alder tree? But does this scare the shoes off of anyone else, knowing the implications of what they do to honeybees, other pollenators and even large beneficials like dragonflies? It’s time to get proactive here in San Juan County!
oops. my mistake. it says “East of Blaine.” Sorry I didn’t catch that and feel free to omit that (and this) or just post both comments. Thanks.