Have you ever been stung by a tiger mosquito, or worse, an Asian hornet? It is estimated that around 14,000 alien species are present in Europe, introduced either accidentally or deliberately.
The insect, officially known as the Northern Giant Hornet, became established in the Blaine area of Whatcom County, just minutes south of the British Columbia border.
The hornet is formally known as Vespa mandarinia. Experts previously described it as the “Asian giant hornet” and some even less formally as a “murder hornet,” but the Entomological Society of America ...