The Northern giant hornet, more commonly known as the "murder hornet," has been eradicated in the U.S., agriculture officials said Wednesday. The ominously nicknamed invasive species was confirmed to ...

NEW HAVEN — A large “cicada killer” wasp has been unusually active in recent days in Connecticut, prompting confusion for some people who mistook it for a “murder hornet,” according to a team of New ...

Thanks to the efforts of entomologists, the infestation of murder hornets has been cleared. The invasive species was first detected in the North American continent in 2019, causing officials to spring ...

A northern giant hornet was possibly seen in the Burley area near Port Orchard, the Washington State Department of Agriculture posted on X this morning. The department can’t confirm the species until ...

For the past few weeks, the phrase “murder hornet” has made frequent appearances in media outlets — producing chilling claims that a dangerous human-killer threatens to invade North America. But ...

Over the past few years many words have been written about an invasive insect known casually as the “murder hornet”—more formally, the Asian giant hornet, or northern giant hornet. But this week, the ...

Washington state is reporting the first live sighting of a murder hornet in the U.S. this year. A photo was released of the large murder hornet, which is native to Asia, attacking a wasp nest. State ...

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 ...

BLAINE, Wash. — Entomologists have confirmed the first sighting of a live Asian giant hornet in Washington state in 2021. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) says the insect, ...