Danielsen’s work dates back to early 2020, when she first heard about the “slaughter phase” of the murder hornet — officially known as the northern giant hornet, or Vespa mandarinia.

Northern giant hornets pose significant threats to pollinators and native insects. They can wipe out a honey bee hive in as little as 90 minutes, decapitating the bees and then defending the hive ...

Invasive "murder hornets" have been completely eradicated in the U.S., officials have announced, after there were no confirmed sightings of the giant wasps in the last three years. Northern giant ...

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 ...