US scientists to wipe out ‘murder hornets’ nest to preserve honeybees
A live Asian giant hornet with a tracking device affixed to it sits on an apple in a tree where it was placed, near Blaine, Washington state, US (Karla Salp/Washington State Department of Agriculture/AP)
Scientists have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out on Saturday to protect native honeybees, officials in Washington state said.
After weeks of searching, the agency said it found the nest of Asian giant hornets in Blaine, a city north of Seattle near the Canadian border.
