Honeybees face numerous enemies throughout their relatively short lives. Pesticides, starvation, and parasites are three ...

What’s been called a “murder hornet” or “Asian giant hornet” now has a somewhat official, maybe kinder, name. Meet the northern giant hornet. That’s what the Entomological Society of ...

The insect formerly known as the “murder hornet” and the “Asian giant hornet” has a new name – “northern giant hornet” –after two insect associations said “the usage of ‘Asian ...

Scientists are striving to find better common names for insects with problematic titles. It’s part of a broader movement to end racism and discrimination in science.

The Entomological Society of America announced Monday that it’s adopted a new name for the Asian giant hornet, also known as the murder hornet.

The invasive hornet found in Washington state that has been referred to as the Asian giant hornet or murder hornet has a new name.

Murder hornets will be referred to as "northern giant hornets" in the state of Washington thanks to the Entomological Society of America's Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms List.

The new name is intended to comply with ESA's insect common names guidelines, which include avoiding naming insects using geographic regions. "Murder hornets" in America: What you need to know 66 ...

On Monday, the ESA announced that Vespa mandarinia has been given the new common name of northern giant hornet. The organization hadn't previously adopted a formal common name for the insects.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The invasive hornet found in Washington state that has been referred to as the Asian giant hornet or murder hornet has a new name. Washington State Department of ...

The invasive hornet found in Washington state that has been referred to as the Asian giant hornet or murder hornet has a new name.