It's possible for nearly everyone to help keep honeybees busy in their vital role as agricultural, garden and wildland ...

When the northern giant hornet—nicknamed the “murder hornet”—first showed up in Washington state in 2019, it sparked a wave ...

Deadly bees and wasp-like relatives, armed with potent stings and aggressive behaviors, pose significant threats worldwide.

Giant hornets, dubbed "murder hornets," have been eradicated in the U.S., five years after the invasive species was first detected in Washington state.

Murder hornets usually live in Japan, South Korea, China, and other East Asian countries. Scientists first confirmed their presence in the U.S. near Blaine, WA, in December 2019.

Hornets caught in traps help scientists find the location of nests. Last year, Washington state officials destroyed a nest, finding nearly 1,500 hornets "in various stages of development." ...

Within months, another hornet was found in White Rock, British Columbia, just north of the U.S. border, according to NestZero, Murder Hornets in Washington State, a documentary about the insects ...

The Asian giant hornet, which was dubbed the “murder hornet” by the media, is native to East Asia but touched down in the United States in late 2019. The wily bug has a stinger about a quarter ...

Murder hornets have large stingers that are about 0.2 inch (6 millimeters) long. Invasive Asian needle ants are surging in US Southeast — and their bite can trigger anaphylaxis ...

“Their stinger is longer than that of a honey bee and their venom is more toxic. They can also sting repeatedly.” For people with allergies, the sting can be fatal.

The first live Asian giant hornet of 2021 has been spotted in Washington state. A resident snapped a photo of the so-called “murder hornet” attacking a wasp nest in Blaine, just south of the ...

Stings can cripple or even kill humans. In Japan, murder hornets kill up to 50 people a year. Murder hornets are an invasive species in the U.S. and were first found in Washington state in 2019.