The U.S. Department of Agriculture declared victory over the Northern Giant Hornets — colloquially referred to as murder hornets for their habit of targeting honeybees and destroying their colonies within a matter of hours — claiming that the predatory bugs have not been detected in America in three years now.

The world’s largest hornet, native to Asia, had arrived mysteriously in 2019, but intense eradication efforts prevented the species from spreading.

They have finally been officially eradicated, according to the Washington State and U.S. Departments of Agriculture.