'Murder hornets' eradicated from US

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that northern giant hornets, commonly known as "murder hornets", have been eradicated from the country. "Murder hornets" can destroy a honeybee hive in as little as 90 minutes, and their extremely painful stings have occasionally been fatal to human beings. "The eradication success was the result of a multiyear effort," USDA said.

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