An unusually large, black insect is increasingly being spotted in German gardens, initially resembling a hornet at first ...

Yellow-legged hornets, invasive species and relative to murder hornet, has been found in the U.S. ... Their nests, which are large and contain up to 6,000 workers, ...

After the invasive yellow-legged hornet was spotted in Georgia, its first time in the 'open U.S.' people are on alert for the 'social wasp species' ... the hornets feed on a variety of large ...

Hornets and bees are both feared insects for their painful stings. Both are quick-flying, hive-building insects that work ...

The yellow-legged hornet is bigger than these species. Steven Long, assistant director, Clemson Department of Plant Industry (DPI) said, “The fact that we captured a queen is significant.

According to insect experts at the two organisations, nature can be canny: what you think is a hornet may be a hoverfly ...

Native to parts of Southeast Asia, the yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) is a social wasp species and builds large paper nests that can contain an average of 6,000 workers, according to the ...

On Aug. 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed that a non-native hornet species, a yellow-legged hornet, was seen in Georgia for the ...

European hornets have distinct looks, depending on their role in the central hive. Workers — the most common type seen flying around outside — grow to be about an inch to an inch-and-a-half long.

What Does a Murder Hornet Look Like? It’s unusually large for a hornet — up to 2 inches long. That's five times bigger than a honeybee. It has a large, solid orange or yellow head with black ...

The hornets typically only attack people or pets when threatened, but can sting repeatedly. The hornet species has a large orange or yellow head and black-and-orange stripes across its body.

The Clemson Department of Plant Industry is asking Lowcountry residents to report sightings of large hornets after a yellow-legged hornet queen was captured in Jasper County.