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First murder hornet nest of 2021 found in Washington state
华盛顿州发现2021年第一个“杀人大黄蜂”的巢穴
The first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 has been found in Washington state, roughly a week after a live hornet was spotted in the state for the first time this year. The nest was discovered in a rural area east of Blaine, Washington, on Thursday, about a quarter-mile from where a resident spotted a live hornet on 11 August. According to the Washington state department of agriculture, experts were able to locate the nest after putting trackers on three hornets in hopes of finding their nest.
华盛顿州发现了2021年的第一个亚洲大马蜂窝，大约一周前，今年首次该州发现了一只活的大黄蜂。这个蜂巢于上周四在华盛顿州布莱恩市以东的一个农村地区被发现，距离当地居民8月11日发现活大黄蜂的地点约四分之一英里。据华盛顿州农业部称，专家们在三只大黄蜂身上安装了追踪器，希望能找到它们的巢穴。
One hornet slipped out of the tracking device, another hornet was never located and one eventually led the team to their home. WSDA experts narrowed the search area by 17 August but were unable to access the location until Thursday. A WSDA tracking team, along with the Oregon department of agriculture and USDA’s animal plant health inspection service then began searching the area at 7:30am and eventually spotted the nest at 9:15am, local time.
一只大黄蜂从追踪装置中溜了出来，另一只大黄蜂从未被定位，最后一只大黄蜂将（搜索）团队带到了它们的巢穴。WSDA专家在8月17日之前缩小了搜索范围，但直到周四才进入搜索位置。WSDA的一个跟踪小组，连同俄勒冈州农业部和美国农业部的动物植物卫生检查部门，在早上7：30开始搜索该区域，最终在当地时间上午9：15发现了这个蜂巢。
Asian giant hornets are also known as “murder hornets”, primarily because they prey on other, smaller insects. Native to Asia, the hornets pose a threat to honeybees and native hornet species. If left to spread unchecked, the hornets can destroy a honeybee hive in just hours by feeding on the larvae and decapitating bees in what scientists call their “slaughter phase”, feeding severed body parts to their own young.
亚洲大黄蜂也被称为“杀人大黄蜂”，主要是因为它们捕食其他较小的昆虫。大黄蜂原产于亚洲，对蜜蜂和本地大黄蜂构成威胁。如果任由大黄蜂肆意蔓延，它们可以在短短几小时内摧毁一个蜂巢，以幼虫为食，将蜜蜂斩首，并把切断的身体部位喂给自己的后代，科学家称之为“屠宰阶段”。
