As if the alligators, crocodiles, disease-carrying mosquitoes, Burmese pythons — we'll stop there — weren't enough, now we need to keep our eyes peeled for the latest invasive species: the ...

An invasive hornet species that is a close cousin of the Asian giant hornet, otherwise known as the “murder hornet,” has been found in the United States for the first time. A yellow-legged hornet was ...

Beekeepers in Alabama should be aware of a new flying foe recently discovered in the Southeast. The yellow-legged hornet, Vespa veluntina, has been confirmed in Georgia. Alabama Cooperative Extension ...

The Yellow Legged Hornet has been spotted in Georgia for the first time. Officials are asking for help tracking the invasive species, which kills honeybees and threatens the agriculture industry.

JASPER COUNTY— An invasive, bee-killing hornet has been spotted in South Carolina for the first time. A yellow-legged hornet was trapped in Jasper County Nov. 9 and later confirmed by the federal ...

Earlier this year, 350 endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs hopped into their new home in Bluff Lake in Southern ...

JASPER COUNTY — An invasive yellow-legged hornet queen found last month in Jasper County has led to renewed calls for Lowcountry residents to keep an eye out for the bee-killing species. The hornet ...

Yellow-legged hornets are predators and will regularly attack honeybees to provide food for their young, though it is possible they could attack other, similar species. Since honeybees concentrate ...

Lancaster County beekeepers are keeping a close eye on Georgia as confirmed sightings of yellow-legged hornets in that state could signal a new threat to local honeybee hives. The Georgia Department ...