WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Officials with the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) announced today, December 18th, the northern giant hornet (NGH) is officially declared to have been eradicated from Washington State and the US.
After three years without confirmed detections, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have declared the northern giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) eradicated from Washington and the United States.
– Washington State Department of Agriculture (December 18, 2024)
November 30th is considered the end of the season for trapping NGHs, previously known as Asian giant hornets, in Whatcom County according to officials with the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). Officials say there were no confirmed detections in 2024 in both Washington and British Columbia.
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There was a report of a possible dead northern giant hornet near Port Orchard in October but no specimen was able to be located.
2022 was the first year without a confirmed NGH sighting since they were first found in 2019 in Nanaimo, Canada, and soon after in the eastern Blaine area, their first confirmed North American sightings.
Federal guidelines required 3 consecutive years without a confirmed detection before declaring the NGHs eradicated from the area.
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