Murder Hornets

In this 2019 photo provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, a dead Asian giant hornet is photographed in a lab in Olympia.

 Quinlyn Baine / Washington State Department of Agriculture via AP

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Agricultural officials in Washington state said Friday they are trying to find and destroy a nest of Asian giant hornets — also known as murder hornets — amid concerns they could kill honey bees crucial for pollinating raspberry and blueberry crops.

Evidence of six of the hornets was found over the last week near the town of Blaine in Whatcom County, the Washington state Department of Agriculture told reporters.