The collective panic led AgriLife to make a Facebook post assuring residents the suspects were not murder hornets, but rather, a common large wasp— the Eastern cicada killer. Despite the false ...

Here's what else to know about killer cicada wasps. Killer cicada wasps are large, black or dark brown wasps, approximately two inches in length. They have amber colored wings and yellow markings ...

But most people, myself included, just call it “cicada killer.” The cicada killer is a very large solitary wasp, ranging in size from one to two inches long. They have four large brown or ...

Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves.

We are starting to see the most impressive wasp found in Ohio. Eastern cicada killers (Specius speciosus) are large, solitary wasps. The cicada killer is one of the largest wasps in North America.