I]t is a rare day when the humans actually get to win one against the insects,” says Washington State Department of ...

The murder hornet, the world's largest that’s known for its painful sting and capability to destroy a honey bee hive in hours ...

were first called Asian giant hornets, the Associated Press reports, citing the National Institutes of Health. The insect has nearly seven times the venom of a honey bee. Unlike the honey bee ...

The eradication success was the result of a multiyear effort to find and eradicate the hornets, which began in 2019.

The murder hornets were first discovered in China in 2013, when 1,675 people were seriously injured and 42 people died ...

an invasive breed dubbed the "murder hornet" for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter of hours, has been declared eradicated in the U.S. five years after being ...

The USDA hails the effort to expunge the northern giant hornet from Washington state as a "landmark victory in the fight ...