murder hornets
Furry 'mitten crabs' are invading and 'out-competing' other marine life: experts
Invasive Chinese mitten crabs have surfaced on Long Island, sparking fears of a crustacean invasion in New York waterways.
Drones could soon help Washington scientists track murder hornets
Technology has been a big piece of how scientists have responded since the invasive species’ introduction.
Scientists change Asian murder hornets name to avoid 'discrimination'
Who knew the most dangerous thing about murder hornets was their name? Scientists announced Monday that the terrifying insects' official moniker, "Asian giant hornet," has been changed to "northern giant...
Giant murder hornets invading US could be stopped with bizarre new ‘sex spray’
Researchers have studied the sex pheromones of the queen hornet to trap and kill the male murder hornets, which pose a threat to US crops and insects.
Bees 'scream' during Murder Hornets slaughter: study
Honeybees "scream" to one another in vain before being slaughtered by Murder Hornets, according to new research from Royal Society Open Science.
Hundreds of 'murder hornets' found in massive live nest
The nest was found in the base of a dead alder tree about two miles from where the first-ever murder hornet nest was found in the US last October. Officials...
Well, murder hornets are back – live killer insect found again in Washington
The first live Asian giant hornet of 2021 has been spotted in Washington state, seen in a photo attacking a wasp’s nest in Blaine, just south of the Canadian border
People are mistaking helpful cicada killing-insects for murder hornets
A harmless wasp that kills cicadas is being reported as the more threatening "murder hornet" on the East coast.
You gotta bee kidding me: Dead murder hornet found in Washington state
A "murder hornet" was found dead just north of Seattle -- the first Asian giant hornet spotted in North America this year -- as scientists work to prevent invasive species...
Scientists issue dire murder hornet warning before spring
Scientists are warning that so-called murder hornets will present a "serious danger" this spring — and say they're working to prevent the invasive species from becoming a permanent fixture in...
Murder hornets could resurface in US this spring
Murder hornets buzzed off this winter in the US — but they may soon be back. The jumbo stingers from Asia could wreak havoc this spring as the weather warms...
First US murder hornet nest contained 500 live specimens
The murder hornet nest destroyed by scientists in Washington state last month contained about 500 live specimens in various stages of development -- including nearly 200 queens, officials said Tuesday....
Scientist who captured murder hornets says they 'gave him the willies'
A Washington state scientist who carried out the daunting task of capturing a murder hornet nest says the job "gave him the willies." “They are pretty intimidating, even for an...
Two murder hornet queens taken alive from first US nest
Scientists in Washington state have captured two murder hornet queens -- just days after destroying the first nest found in the United States, officials said. Entomologists with the Washington State...
Murder hornets, CHOP chaos and wildfires: Inside Washington State's horrible 2020
Think you've had the worst year ever? Try living in Washington state in 2020. Along with enduring the first US coronavirus case, the Evergreen State was hit by a quadruple-whammy...
Washington scientists kill 85 Asian murder hornets — but the 'fight is not over'
Humans have won the battle, but the war wages on.
Buzz kill! Murder hornets vacuumed from Washington hive
That's one small step for man, one giant vacuum ride toward oblivion for hornet-kind.
This stings! First murder hornet nest in US found in Washington
The Asian giant hornet home was found in a tree near a house in Whatcom County, Washington, the state’s agriculture department announced Friday.
Washington state officials lose track of 'feisty' murder hornet
Washington state officials lost track of a “feisty” murder hornet in a failed effort to find and destroy a nest of the invasive pests. The state department of agriculture tried...
Portuguese man killed by murder hornets
A man picking persimmons with a friend on a farm near Porto, Portugal, stumbled across a nest of the murderous hornets, and it cost him his life. The man, identified...