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 ...

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 ...

There's one fewer invasive species to worry about in the U.S., thanks to the hard work of scientists and wildlife officials. Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia) have officially been eradicated from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Business, Education, Environment, Health, Lifestyle, NEWS, Politics, Technology - The Asian hornet continues to be a source ...

A father and his teenage son were reportedly killed by a swarm of "murder hornets" while ziplining during a vacation in Laos. The U.K. Times said Daniel Owen, 47, and Cooper, 15, were stung at least a ...