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WSDA finds Asian giant hornet nest | Washington | capitalpress.com
WSDA finds Asian giant hornet nest | Washington | capitalpress.com
An Asian giant hornet nest was found Thursday in Whatcom County, Wash., about one-quarter mile from where a hornet was sighted earlier this month, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Department entomologists will develop a plan to eradicate the nest, which is in a rural area east of Blaine near the Canadian border. The eradication likely will be next week, the department said.
·capitalpress.com·
WSDA finds Asian giant hornet nest | Washington | capitalpress.com
First live ‘murder hornet’ sighting confirmed in Whatcom, WA | The Olympian
First live ‘murder hornet’ sighting confirmed in Whatcom, WA | The Olympian
The first live Asian giant hornet sighted in 2021 in Washington state was found attacking a paper wasp nest in a rural area of northern Whatcom County earlier this week. According to a Washington State Department of Agriculture news release Thursday, Aug. 12, the report was confirmed as being an Asian giant hornet, which are popularly known as “murder hornets.”
·theolympian.com·
First live ‘murder hornet’ sighting confirmed in Whatcom, WA | The Olympian
Zebra mussels on Marimo moss balls are causing an emergency in WA | Crosscut
Zebra mussels on Marimo moss balls are causing an emergency in WA | Crosscut
From Tuesday to Friday afternoon, zebra mussel sightings have popped up in Washington state, as well as Wyoming, Oregon, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, New York, Pennsylvania and Montana. “This has blown up,” Anderson says. A USGS employee said the agency has heard that at least 12 states have been affected as of Friday afternoon.
·crosscut.com·
Zebra mussels on Marimo moss balls are causing an emergency in WA | Crosscut
Washington Rolls Out Updated Invasive Species Plan – PNW AG Network
Washington Rolls Out Updated Invasive Species Plan – PNW AG Network
In late January, the Washington Invasive Species Council approved an updated version of the statewide invasive species strategy. Justin Bush, Executive Coordinator for the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office, said at this point, they’ve only seen old invaders rearing their ugly heads.
·pnwag.net·
Washington Rolls Out Updated Invasive Species Plan – PNW AG Network