West Coast’s first yellow-legged hornet intercepted in Vancouver, Washington ^9.2%

KUOW Public Radio - By John Ryan - 5/8/2026, 11:51 PM

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Agriculture officials are asking people in the Vancouver, Washington, area to report any sightings of a yellow-legged hornet, an invasive species native to Southeast Asia. An agriculture inspector found a live yellow-legged hornet at the Port of Vancouver on April 30 while inspecting the cargo ship Mission Revival, which had sailed from... more