The World’s Largest Hornet Is Getting a New Name Scientists are hoping to reduce negative and nationalistic associations with the bee-slaying insect that is turning up in the Pacific Northwest.

The hornet was discovered in a corner of Washington State. Five years later, a massive mobilization has eliminated the invasive species, at least for now.

Now they’re murdered hornets. The world’s largest hornet dubbed the “murder hornet” has officially been eradicated from the US, according to officials. The northern giant hornet burrowed ...

So, murder hornets pose a huge threat to an already declining population of bees and even other local insects. Sign up for Chip Chick's newsletter and get stories like this delivered to your inbox.

The so-called "murder hornet" has been eradicated from the U.S., five years after the invasive species was first discovered in Washington state, officials declared.

The office of the Chief of Naval Operations highlighted the new term for these missile-packed Super Hornets in a document outlining the Navy's achievements over the past year. It said the ...

Officials say they've eradicated northern giant hornets, nicknamed "murder hornets," after years of tracking the invasive giant wasps in Washington state.

Murder hornets got their name because they prey on bees and decapitate them. They can also wipe out local honeybee populations.

‘Murder hornet' eradicated from the US, officials announce The northern giant hornet, which was first found in the U.S. in 2019, has not been detected in three years, officials said. It posed a ...

Murder hornets got their name because they prey on bees and decapitate them. They can also wipe out local honeybee populations.

The hunt for the “murder hornet” in the northwest corner of Washington state began like a criminal investigation, with bee carcasses creating a crime scene and the public being asked to send ...

The so-called "murder hornet" has been eradicated from the U.S., five years after the invasive species was first discovered in Washington state, officials declared.