The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a ...

Asian hornets have spread through Europe after arriving in southern France in a consignment of pottery in 2004. The invasive species, first discovered in the Channel Islands in 2016, feeds on ...

The northern giant hornet, better known as "murder hornets," have been eradicated from the U.S., Washington state and Federal agriculture officials said.

In Europe, researchers recently expressed alarm after discovering a related hornet, the southern giant hornet, in northern Spain. The northern giant hornet, about an inch and a half long ...

But in July of 2022, the Entomological Society of America adopted "Northern giant hornet" as the common name for the species. The organization also adopted the names Southern giant hornet as the ...

Officials in Georgia and South Carolina are fighting yellow-legged hornets, and southern giant hornets were recently detected in Spain. “We will continue to be vigilant,” Spichiger said.