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What You Need to Know About That Invasive Giant Hornet

It's good to see Washington State University Extension's newly published, updated fact sheet on the...
This is a female Vespa mandarinia japonica by Yasunori Koide. (Creative Commons photo)
Screen shot of the life cycle that appears in the WSU Extension fact sheet on the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia. (Courtesy of WSU)
Why Pollination and Pollinator Protection Are Important

If you haven't already seen it, you need to watch it. "Pollination and Protecting Pollinators" is...
Honey bee pollinating an apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee foraging on mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)