Asian giant hornets, also known as murder hornets, have spooked some residents over the past year after they invaded Washington state. But a new study shows that it's not just some people who are ...

Hornets are a type of wasp that belongs to the family Vespidae. They are among the largest types of wasps, making them intimidating insects. As with all living creatures, hornet size depends on the ...

Beekeepers in eastern France are racing to contain an explosion in numbers of Asian hornets since 2023 that is devastating ...

Washington and the USDA announced Wednesday that the dangerous "murder hornets," an invasive species, have been declared extinct. Formerly called Asian giant hornets, these hornets that can be up to 2 ...

The hornet invasion threatens honeybees, other pollinators and all native insects with no natural defences. Eradication ...

It didn’t take long for news to go viral about the arrival of the Asian giant hornet, better known as the murder hornet, in the United States. That’s because their visit could prove devastating for ...

Bees, wasps, and hornets are often lumped together, but they’re not the same at all. Each insect has unique behaviors, ...

A species of predatory hornet that feeds on honeybees and other insects has been found on U.S. soil in the wild for the first time in southeast Georgia, officials with the state Department of ...

Stefan Berg and his Bavarian colleagues are fighting an almost hopeless battle. The head of the Bavarian Institute for Bee Research and Beekeeping in Veitshöchheim near Würzburg and other beekeepers ...

Giant hornets represent a major threat to honey bees. They are known to launch group attacks to decimate colonies in the space of just hours. One hornet species, Vespa soror, begins its attack by ...

When it comes to the hunt, giant hornets in the genus Vespa do not mess around. These matchbox-size terrors — a group that includes the infamous “murder hornets” — will invade honeybee hives, brutally ...