The hornets, which can be 2 inches (5 cm) long and were formerly called Asian giant hornets, gained attention in 2013, when they killed 42 people in China and seriously injured 1,675.

Northern giant hornets, nicknamed “murder hornets,” have been eradicated from the United States, agriculture officials said Wednesday.

The “murder hornet” species has been eradicated in the U.S., according to the Department of Agriculture. The northern giant hornet, sometimes nicknamed the “murder hornet,” is the world’s largest hornet species,