As the "Murder Hornet" makes national headlines, a small town crew of beekeepers and scientists band together to protect their quiet Washington community from the dangerous invasive species.
The Asian giant hornet, also known as the northern giant hornet, and the Japanese giant hornet, is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia, South Asia, mainland Southeast Asia, and parts of the Russian Far East. It was also found in the Pacific Northwest of North America in late 2019, with a few more additional sightings in 2020, and nests found in 2021, prompting concern that it could become an invasive species, but in December 2024, the hornets were announced to have been eradicated from the region, as well as from the rest of the United States.
