The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) took down its Asian giant hornet traps for the winter, CNN reported.
WSDA spokeswoman Karla Salp told CNN "This time of year the workers and the drones that may have emerged from a nest would be dying and the new queens would be overwintering. This means the queens find a nice little hole in the ground and snuggle in for the winter."
Salp also told CNN that while there is little chance you would see a live hornet this time of year, it is important to report dead ones. "We would want people to report any sighting dead or alive of the hornet," she said. "What a dead specimen would tell us is that they were in the area -- we could potentially track in that area."
WSDA is asking to continue to report any sightings here: https://agr.wa.gov/hornets
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