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Oregon to set murder hornet traps on Washington border May 17 2021
Emma Eakins work with the Oregon Department of Agriculture to trap the Asian giant hornet recently won an award.
Emma Eakins loves insects.
But there s one insect Eakins hopes to never see in Oregon the Asian giant hornet, dubbed the murder hornet by researchers for its aggressive behavior and powerful sting.
Eakins is a Glencoe High School senior who recently started a project in partnership with the Oregon Department of Agriculture to help people build Asian giant hornet lures and traps. Asian giant hornets are not currently in Oregon, Eakins said, adding that if the invasive species does make it here, they will need to be eradicated.
UpdatedThu, Apr 22, 2021 at 3:52 pm CT
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Bye Bye Plastic Bags began in Indonesia in 2013. (Shutterstock)
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN A Mendota Heights student started a chapter of an organization in Minnesota to advocate for reducing plastic waste.
Chloe Johnson, a Rosemount resident but a junior in Mendota Heights, started the Minnesota chapter of global organization Bye Bye Plastic Bags in October.
BBPB was started in Indonesia in 2013 and now has over 50 teams globally, Johnson said.
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Johnson, president of Minnesota s chapter, said her organization has five board members since its beginning in October.
Johnson shared with Patch that she has always been passionate about sustainability.