The world’s largest hornet, native to Asia, had arrived mysteriously in 2019, but intense eradication efforts prevented the ...

After finding a nest in a tree, a team plugged the nest with foam, wrapped the tree in plastic and vacuumed out the hornets. They also injected carbon dioxide into the tree to kill any remaining ...

The hornet is a threat to the honeybee and other insects and can kill entire honeybee colonies in 90 minutes. Researchers in Spain reported the first sighting in Europe of a similarly invasive ...

The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a ...

The “murder hornets” haven’t died, but their sting is gone. On Wednesday, more than four years after the invasive insect was first spotted on U.S. soil — in Washington, threatening to kill ...

Three specimens were found on Vancouver Island at the time, after which the killer hornets spread. All known nests have now been gradually destroyed. It is still unclear how the animals arrived in ...

The hornets can kill an entire honey bee hive in just 90 minutes. Their sting is also more painful than that of a typical honey bee. "By tackling this threat head-on, we protected not only ...

A Washington state Department of Agriculture worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree. (AP) ...

When the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Charlotte Hornets to, in all likelihood, end the NBA Cup for both squads, they won't have former MVP center Joel Embiid. He's listed as out with a left knee ...