In the US, around 72 people die annually from bee and hornet stings ... After examining the DNA of the hornet populations, it was determined that the two species found in the US and Canada ...

The northern giant hornet would have threatened local bee populations and native insect species if it had become established in the US. Mark Davidson, a deputy administrator at the USDA Animal and ...

The murder hornets were first discovered ... in “as little as 90 minutes,” decapitate bees and threaten pollinators and native insects. The species was first discovered in 2019 in Washington ...

They can wipe out a honey bee hive in as little as 90 minutes ... and the nonprofit Invasive Species Centre in Canada has said the hornet is also considered eradicated there.