Officials in the United States have announced a major success in eradicating the world’s largest hornet, known as the “murder hornet,” which had been causing a threat to honey bees.
The murder hornet, feared for its dangerous sting and ability to devastate a honey bee hive in a short time, has been declared as wiped out from the U.S. The eradication effort comes five years after the hornets were first spotted in Washington state, near the Canadian border.
This victory is the result of comprehensive efforts, including residents placing traps on their properties and reporting sightings, as well as researchers using innovative methods such as attaching tiny radio tracking tags to the hornets to locate and destroy their nests…