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State agriculture department captures first male Asian giant hornet detected in the U.S.

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CUSTER, Wash. - The first male Asian giant hornet in Washington state and the first in the U.S. has been captured, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture.On Monday, WSDA officials said they captured the hornet in late July in Custer in a bottle trap then processed the finding in an entomology lab on Aug.

13. Agriculture officials said a mated queen was also found dead earlier this year.“Trapping a male Asian giant hornet in July initially came as a surprise,” Sven Spichiger, WSDA managing entomologist, said in an online statement. “But further examination of the research and consultation with international experts confirmed that a few males can indeed emerge early in the season.”RELATED: Washington state begins trapping.

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