British Columbia officials are increasing the number of Asian giant hornet traps set along the border with Washington state and asking for help from citizen scientists to do the same in an effort to track and destroy the invasive species.
Last year, there were six reported sightings of Asian giant hornets in the Fraser Valley, scattered between Abbotsford, Langley and White Rock, but no actual samples of the insects collected.
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