The Georgia Department of Agriculture has put up nearly 1,000 hornet traps on Georgia's coast, hoping to eradicate the invasive species that preys on bees.

Eradication of the invasive species will take at least three years, officials said.

Officials remain on the lookout for more nests belonging to the invasive species, which preys on pollinators.

State entomologists found the nest in a tree near the Canadian border. They were led there by an Asian giant hornet to which they had attached a radio tracker. The state plans to eradicate the nest.