The insect was found in Aldergrove eight days after an Asian giant hornet sighting in Abbotsford.

Researchers cracked open the Asian giant hornet nest, revealing a complex network filled with young workers and queens.

The Asian giant hornet nest was eradicated in Blaine, Wash., a few kilometres south of the border with Canada.

The Asian giant hornet nest was found in Blaine, Wash., just a few kilometres south of the British Columbia border. 

Both hornets were found in Birch Bay, just south of Blaine and a 20-minute drive from the Peace Arch border crossing.

There have been five previous confirmed sightings of Asian giant hornets in the state.

This is more than 15 miles from the next closest confirmed sighting in Custer, WA, and the first time one has been spotted in Bellingham.

Although they’ve been harshly labelled 'murder hornets' in popular coverage, giant hornets are not particularly aggressive toward humans, says Spencer Monckton of York University.

The Asian giant hornet stings through clothing like a red-hot needle and slaughters honeybees by the thousands.

The hornets were detected on Vancouver Island earlier this year, prompting officials to issue an alert and mobilize to destroy their colony.