Two unusual hornets—striking, with orange and black markings and long stingers—were spotted near Blaine, Washington, in late 2019. Subsequent investigation revealed they were Asian giant ...

An invasive hornet species slaughters honeybees, can be deadly to humans and – unfortunately – has been spotted in the United States. A small number of Asian giant hornet sightings in the ...

Chris Looney, an entomologist at the Washington State Department of Agriculture, proposed a name change for the Asian giant hornet, also known as the “murder hornet,” to avoid anti-Asian ...

Seven Asian giant hornets have been found in the United States since 2019, all in Washington state. Nicknamed "murder hornets," the species is the largest hornet in the world, and native to much ...

'Murder hornets' can decimate entire hives of honeybees and deliver a painful sting to humans. The hornet was caught in an Asian giant hornet bottle trap near Custer, Washington.

(CNN) — There’s at least one Asian giant hornet, ... Giant Asian hornet invades United States, scares locals silly. By Frank O'Laughlin. December 23, 2019. Share.

The Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, has arrived in the United States, threatening bees. Shin T/Getty Images Umair Irfan is a correspondent at Vox writing about climate change, energy policy ...

The biggest hornet on the planet has been spotted in the United States for the first time. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has confirmed at least four sightings of the Asian ...

Asian hornets, a separate and smaller species than the Asian giant hornet recently found in the United States, are a damaging invasive species in France, where they prey on honey bees.

Agricultural officials in Washington trapped the first male Asian giant hornet to be found in the United States so far. Its capture came weeks before entomologists expected males of the species to … ...

“Murder hornets,” a popular and menacing nickname for Asian giant hornets, are the largest species of hornet on Earth. They were first spotted in the U.S. in 2020.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Agricultural officials in Washington state have trapped the first male Asian giant hornet to be found in the United States so far. The capture of the invasive species, popularly ...