BLAINE, Wash. — Humans: 1 – Asian giant hornets: 0.
That’s the score in what the state Department of Agriculture says is an on-going war against the invasive species.
Lead entomologist Sven Spichiger says their eradication of a nest between Blaine and Lynden went perfectly, but was just the beginning.
Whatcom County residents are urged to keep reporting sightings.
Department spokesperson Karla Salp says the isolation suits they wore during the operation have become a seasonal sensation.
Most of the hornets that were vacuumed out of the nest survived and will be used for research and education around the country.