The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) trapped its first Asian giant hornet this month. The hornet was found in a WSDA trap set near Birch Bay in Whatcom County. WSDA trappers checked ...

SPOKANE, Washington -- Scientists have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out Saturday to protect native honeybees, officials in Washington ...

The Asian giant hornet first made waves this spring when it appeared in the United States. Discovered in Washington State, some dubbed it the murder hornet, but since then, entomologists have been ...

Honeybees face numerous enemies throughout their relatively short lives. Pesticides, starvation, and parasites are three common causes of the death of a colony. However, there is one other threat that ...

BLAINE, Wash. -- Officials confirmed three new sightings of Asian giant hornets in Whatcom County, Washington, increasing to 12 the number that have been reported there. The Bellingham Herald reports ...

The presence of a Asian giant hornet nest, also known as murder hornets, has been confirmed in Washington state. “The rumors are true - our entomologists located the first-ever #AsianGiantHornet nest ...

Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia) are the largest social wasp in the world and have been given the dramatic name of ‘murder hornet’ in the media due to their ability to raid beehives and kill the ...

The yellow-legged hornet eats honey bees and is a cousin to the giant Asian hornet, commonly referred to as 'murder hornets.' ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture tied a USDA-supplied radio tag onto this captured Asian giant hornet. It is eating jam for energy before flying back to its nest. (Photo by the ...

The Asian giant hornet has killed 42 people and injured at least 1,600 since July, striking fear across central China, according to NBC News. The species of hornet is the largest in the world and has ...

The American director of an elite private school was stung to death by a swarm of “murder hornets” alongside his teenage son while they were ziplining in Southeast Asia, local ...

Washington state is reporting the first live sighting of a murder hornet in the U.S. this year. A photo was released of the large murder hornet, which is native to Asia, attacking a wasp nest. State ...