Here's what we know: Is the yellow-legged hornet a "murder hornet?" The yellow-legged hornet is also known as "Vespa velutina ...

The northern giant hornet — commonly referred to as the "murder hornet" — has been officially eradicated in the United States ... previously called Asian giant hornets, first showed up ...

but North American honeybees are helpless in the face of the marauder. A few dozen giant hornets can slaughter a hive of 30,000 honeybees in a few hours. Giant Asian hornets generally do not ...

YouTube channel Insects Sniper has captured time-lapse footage an Asian giant hornet queen building her nest over a three-day period. The nest is made from chewed wood and saliva which gives it a ...

The yellow-legged hornet is also known as "Vespa velutina," according to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and it's also known as the "Asian hornet." As the name suggests ...

This is not to be confused with the "murder hornet" which is "Vespa mandarinia" also known as the "Asian giant hornet" and "Northern giant hornet," according to the Entomological Society of America.