That’s good to hear, here’s hoping they got them all

I saw one in cougar Washington, South of Mt st helens at the beginning of August 2022. They're pretty easy to identify, I doubt I'm mistaken.

Please report any sightings so they can try to keep these darn things out.

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Good news. Nice to see a win for the state against giant hornets :D

IMO, the traps the USDA uses to detect AGH aren't real effective. Even in local areas where a nest was known to be active, their traps caught none or only a few. AFAIK, all the nests that have been discovered and eradicated were located by other means. Yet WSDA interprets "no trap hits in 2022" as some sort of proof that AGH aren't in the area. Call me very skeptical.

I was at a BBQ in Kennewick this summer and a guest spotted and killed one of these. We bagged it, snapped photos, sent the pics to the government website and never heard back. This sucker was HUGE and 100% an Asian giant hornet. Very scary.

Edit: a pic of the Asian Hornet in question

I don't think that's an Asian Giant Hornet, it looks more like the Western Cicada Killer wasp.

Holy crap! I think you’re right, thank you for the info :)