Officials urge residents to watch out for yellow-legged hornets

Washington officials are asking Clark County residents to keep an eye out for yellow-legged hornets after one was intercepted on a vessel at the Port of Vancouver.

The highly invasive insect was discovered on a grain ship April 30 by a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector, according to a Friday news release from the Washington State Department of Agriculture Pest Program. The inspector photographed the hornet, and then destroyed and discarded it.

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