AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Yellow-legged hornet found at Washington state port, raising alarm over threat to honeybees and crops
A live yellow-legged hornet discovered aboard a ship at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, has prompted agriculture officials to warn that the invasive species could devastate honeybee populations and disrupt American crop production. A state grain inspector spotted and photographed the hornet in April while inspecting a vessel docked at the port in Vancouver, a […] The post Yellow-legged hornet found at Washington state port, raising alarm over threat to honeybees and crops appeared first on American Almanac .
A live yellow-legged hornet discovered aboard a ship at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, has prompted agriculture officials to warn that the invasive species could devastate honeybee populations and disrupt American crop production. A state grain inspector spotted and photographed the hornet in April while inspecting a vessel docked at the port in Vancouver, a city on the Columbia River in southwestern Washington state. The Washington State Department of Agriculture issued a public alert after confirming the find and dispatched personnel to survey the surrounding area. They found no additional hornets, but the agency says it is continuing surveillance, trapping, and public outreach to monitor the threat. The sighting marks a new front…Open