The buzz about the hornets began in 2020, with viral warnings that the native Asian species could kill ... officially known as the northern giant hornet, or Vespa mandarinia.

The Asian hornet first appeared in Upper Austria last spring. Because it poses a threat to native honey bees and also to ...

The hornets killed 42 people in China in 2013, injuring another 1,675 people. Also known as Asian giant hornets, the murder hornets can be 2 inches long and are native to tropical parts of East Asia.

The latter part of October saw a giant Asian Hornet nest removed at The Old Cemetery near Southampton Common.

The hornets, which can be 2 inches (5 cm) long and were formerly called Asian giant hornets, gained attention in 2013 when they killed 42 people in China and seriously injured 1,675. In the U.S ...

Officials say there have been no confirmed sightings of the aggressive species, native to Japan and other parts of East Asia, since 2021.

The U.S. Navy is now officially using “Murder Hornet” to refer to F/A-18E/F fighters armed with five AIM-120 Advanced Medium ...