“Workers from the state Department of Agriculture managed to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the U.S. without suffering any stings or other injuries, the agency said Monday. The nest, located in Whatcom County near the Canadian border, created concern because the Asian giant hornets are large and their sting can be lethal, especially if a person is stung numerous times. The hornets also pose a huge threat to honey bees that pollinate many crops. ‘No one was stung and no one was even attacked that I am aware of,’ said Sven-Erik Spichiger, an entomologist who directed the nest eradication Saturday near the town of Blaine. Scientists recovered 98 hornets from the nest, including 13 that were captured alive in a net, the agency said. ‘The WSDA is not selling any Asian giant hornet specimens,’ spokesman Karla Salp said in response to questions from the public. The captured specimens will be given to various researchers, she said” – Associated Press.