OLYMPIA, Wash. — The state Department of Agriculture is delivering a post mortem on its destruction and dissection of the Asian giant hornet nest found near Blaine.
Chief entomologist Sven Spichiger told a news conference Tuesday that they extracted more than 400 hornets from the nest, including reproductive queens.
And he says the invasive species can easily survive our winters.
He says they expect to find more nests and their goal is to completely eradicate the hornets.
He cautions that the cost to fight well-established invasive insects can become overwhelming.
