The Asian Giant Hornets are set to emerge from their months-long hibernation in the Northwest any day now, and state officials are looking for new ways to fight their spread.
Washington gears up for second round of fight against Asian giant hornets If approved, a new proposal from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) would classify the Asian Giant Hornet — known colloquially as the “murder hornet” — as a quarantined pest, prohibiting the species from being sold, distributed, or “knowingly moved or received within Washington.” The hornet’s moniker stems from the way it’s known to violently decimate beehives in a matter of hours.