The Asian giant hornet first made waves this spring when it appeared in the United States. Discovered in Washington State, some dubbed it the murder hornet, but since then, entomologists have been ...

With no new confirmed detections of northern giant hornets in Washington state or British Columbia for 2022, the invasive species has not yet been eradicated, but it is a strong step in the right ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture tied a USDA-supplied radio tag onto this captured Asian giant hornet. It is eating jam for energy before flying back to its nest. (Photo by the ...

The U.S. and Washington Departments of Agriculture announced the news Dec. 18, nearly five years since they were last sighted.

An American teacher and his teenage son died after they were attacked by hornets while zip-lining during a vacation in northern Laos, the Times reported. Daniel Owen, 47, and his son Cooper, 15, were ...

Agricultural officials are encouraging beekeepers and others to look out for and report suspected sightings of yellow-legged hornets, which consume honey bees, native bees and some other insects.

A father and son were killed by hundreds of Asian giant hornets while ziplining in Laos. Daniel Owen, 46, and Cooper Owen, 15, died on October 15 near the city of Luang Prabang, with the doctor who ...