Officials Urge Residents to Watch Out for Yellow-Legged Hornets

Washington residents urged to watch for yellow-legged hornets

WASHINGTON STATE — The Washington State Department of Agriculture asked residents to watch for a newly discovered invasive species after a grain inspector found a yellow-legged hornet during a routine inspection and had it destroyed.

West Coast’s first yellow-legged hornet intercepted in Vancouver, Washington

Agriculture officials are asking people in the Vancouver, Washington, area to report any sightings of a yellow-legged hornet, an invasive species native to Southeast Asia.

Invasive hornet found on ship at Port of Vancouver, officials urge vigilance

A state inspector found an invasive yellow-legged hornet on a ship at the Port of Vancouver, prompting officials to urge vigilance in southwest Washington.

‘Murder hornets’ may have been eradicated, but WA now faces new hornet threat in Vancouver

Washington agriculture officials are warning Vancouver-area residents to keep an eye out for a yellow-legged hornet.

'Murder hornets' may have been eradicated, but WA now faces new hornet threat in Vancouver

Washington agriculture officials are warning Vancouver-area residents to keep an eye out for a yellow-legged hornet.

Watch out for yellow-legged hornets in WA, new spotting sparks honey bee fears

Washingtonians are asked to be on watch for sightings of a highly invasive yellow-legged hornet recently found inside state lines. It wiped out 30% of honey bee hives in Europe.