The hornet, Vespa mandarinia, was at times known as the Asian giant hornet and even “murder hornet” for its large size, aggressiveness toward other insects and dangerous sting. Had the hornets become ...

Officials say there have been no confirmed sightings of the aggressive species, native to Japan and other parts of East Asia, ...

The buzz about the hornets began in 2020, with viral warnings that the native Asian species could ... officially known as the northern giant hornet, or Vespa mandarinia. In that phase, a few ...

OLYMPIA – After three years without confirmed detections, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have declared the northern giant ...

The hornets, which can be 2 inches (5 cm) long and were formerly called Asian giant hornets, gained attention in 2013 when they killed 42 people in China and seriously injured 1,675. In the U.S ...