Northern giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia), also known as Asian giant hornets, are an invasive species in North America but ...

Mandarinia’s superlative size, painful sting and violent tendencies have made it a popular topic in the media, where it has been referred to as the “Asian giant hornet” and the “murder ...

What Is a Murder Hornet? "Murder hornet" is a misleading nickname for the world’s largest species of hornet, the Asian giant hornet. As the name suggests, they originate in Asia, but they've ...

The Asian giant hornet, popularly known as the murder hornet, is getting a new moniker. This week, the Entomological Society of America announced that it will officially adopt the term “northern ...

Super Hornets which since April 2024 have been armed with five AIM-120s and four AIM-9Xs were now referred to as ‘Murder Hornet' in a recent year-in-review factsheet published by the U.S. Navy.

What’s been called a “murder hornet” or “Asian giant hornet” now has a somewhat official, maybe kinder, name. Meet the northern giant hornet. That’s what the Entomological Society of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Same hornet, new name. The Entomological Society of America announced Monday that it has adopted a new name for the Asian giant hornet, also known as the murder hornet.

There have no confirmed detections of the pest for three years, officials said. The so-called "murder hornet" has been eradicated from the United States, five years after the invasive species was ...

By Mike Baker Reporting from Seattle The hunt for the “murder hornet” in the northwest corner of Washington State began like a criminal investigation, with bee carcasses creating a crime scene ...

Good news! The invasive insect formerly known as the “murder hornet” might soon be under control in Washington state. After wrapping up its pest trapping season for 2022, the Washington State ...