BELLINGHAM — It’s going to take a while longer for the Washington State Department of Agriculture to eradicate a third nest built by Asian giant hornets — commonly known as “murder hornets” — in northern Whatcom County.
“The nest entrance is twentyish feet up in the tree, so we are obtaining special equipment to remove this nest,” the Department of Agriculture said in a tweet Thursday.
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