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

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.

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

The murder hornet, the world's largest that’s known for its painful sting and capability to destroy a honey bee hive in hours, has been declared eradicated in the U.S. The news comes five years after their initial sighting in Washington state near the Canadian border.

The northern giant hornet, better known as "murder hornets," have been eradicated from the U.S., Washington state and Federal agriculture officials said.

The USDA hails the effort to expunge the northern giant hornet from Washington state as a "landmark victory in the fight against invasive species."