The wasp is a non-native species to the UK and poses a risk to honey bees.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Murder hornets are big, black and yellow – but so are a lot of other insects. The Washington State Department of Agriculture said when it first announced the invasive insects, ...

INVASIVE Asian hornets, notorious predators from East Asia, are spreading rapidly throughout Britain after shattering ...

Invasive, aggressive and destructive, the yellow-legged Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) is on the rise in the UK. Asian hornets are an invasive species that poses a threat to biodiversity, preying on ...

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — A dead Asian giant hornet was found near Marysville earlier this month, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) announced Wednesday. The male hornet was found ...

“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. Could there be any in North Carolina ...

The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), one of about 22 species native to Southeast Asia, is found from northern India to southern China and beyond. Not to be confused with the Asian giant hornet (Vespa ...

Environmentalists and beekeepers are sounding the alarm following an "unprecedented" surge in Asian hornet sightings this summer. Experts have warned that the invasive species, which is is indigenous ...

The Asian hornet, also known as a yellow-legged hornet, is a harmful invasive species originating from east Asia. (Getty) (NurPhoto via ) A nest belonging to invasive Asian hornets has been discovered ...

Britain is facing an ‘exponential’ spread of Asian hornets, experts have warned, after one of the aggressive insects was spotted leaving a nest in Dorset. The invasive species, which originally hails ...

The Irish Beekeeper’s Association (IBA) has warned that Asian hornets have the potential to ‘wreak havoc’ on the bee population of Ireland. According to the IBA, the hornet’s preferred food is honey ...

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 sentiment. In ...